The Sedan-Chair in Misty Night (1951)

Original title

おぼろ駕籠

Directed by

Daisuke Itō

Genre

Jidaigeki

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 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.

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How it feels

A masterless samurai gets drawn into a mysterious incident on a foggy night. The story follows his encounters with danger and intrigue in feudal Japan.

melancholictoned-downelegiacsuspensefulnostalgicatmosphericslow-burn

What happens

『おぼろ駕籠』（おぼろかご）は、1951年（昭和26年）1月13日公開の日本映画である。松竹製作・配給。監督は伊藤大輔、主演は阪東妻三郎。モノクロ、スタンダード、97分。 大佛次郎が毎日新聞の夕刊に連載した同名時代小説の映画化で、スター俳優を起用した松竹の正月映画である。主演の阪東が円熟した立ち回りを見せている。配収は5335万円で、本年度の邦画配収ランキング第10位となった。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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