The Naked Town (1937)

Original title

裸の町

Directed by

Tomu Uchida

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 01m

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.

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How it feels

In a poor neighborhood, a group of unemployed workers and their families struggle to survive. The film follows their daily hardships and a growing sense of injustice as they face exploitation from the wealthy.

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What happens

『裸の町』（はだかのまち）は、1937年5月13日に公開された内田吐夢監督、島耕二主演の日本映画。製作は日活多摩川撮影所（後の角川大映スタジオ）。真船豊の戯曲『裸の町』を原作としたこの作品は、「内田吐夢の戦前期の代表作」とも「プロレタリア映画の傑作」などとされるほか、「戦前の文芸映画の秀作の一つ」とも評されている。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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