Gendai-jin (1952)

Original title

現代人

Directed by

Minoru Shibuya

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 52m

Rating

3.2 of 10 from 4 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 group of people navigate their daily lives and relationships in postwar Japan. The film looks at the small victories and disappointments of ordinary people trying to find their place in a changing society.

dry-wittedobservationalbittersweetunderstatedurbanintrospectiveslice-of-life

What happens

Gendai-jin (現代人, Gendai-jin) is a 1952 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Minoru Shibuya. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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