Underplayed Gems

Aoi sanmyaku (1949)

Aoi sanmyaku poster
Original title
青い山脈
Directed by
Tadashi Imai
Genre
drama film, teen film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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

A girl in a small town faces gossip after meeting a sailor. Her teacher and classmates support her as she navigates the rumors.

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What happens

Aoi sanmyaku (青い山脈; lit. Blue Mountain Range) is a 1949 two-part black-and-white Japanese film directed by Tadashi Imai. It is based on Yōjirō Ishizaka's novel of the same name, which was first published in serialised form in 1947. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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