Woman of Tokyo (1933)
- Original title
- 東京の女
- Directed by
- Yasujirō Ozu
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 47 min
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 35 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young man studies while his sister secretly works as a hostess to pay for his tuition. He is crushed when he discovers the truth about her job.
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What happens
Woman of Tokyo (東京の女, Tokyo no Onna) is a 1933 Japanese film directed by Yasujirō Ozu. The film's working title was Her Case, For Example (例えば彼女の場合 Tatoeba kanojo no baai) The film tells of a student whose sister supports his studies by moonlighting as a translator. When he hears that, in reality, she is working as a hostess in a seedy dance-hall, he is devastated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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A Mother Should be Loved (1934)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.