The Man Who Laughs Last (1949)

Original title

最後に笑う男

Directed by

Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 16m

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

A newly hired man navigates post-war Japan as the films of his first company assignment unfold. The story follows his quiet observations and personal struggles in a changing society.

melancholicslow-burncharacter-drivensomberreflectiverestrainedgrounded

What happens

『最後に笑う男』（さいごにわらうおとこ）は、1949年2月28日公開の日本映画。監督は安田公義。二本柳寛が大映入社後の第1作として知られる。京マチ子の映画デビュー作とされることもあるが、誤りである。モノクロ、スタンダード、検閲認証番号:10.182。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.