Hibari no kanashiki hitomi (1953)

Directed by

Shunkai Mizuho

Country

Japan

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 young woman faces hardship and sadness in post-war Japan. She tries to find happiness while dealing with loss and the weight of her past.

melancholicsomberslow-pacedemotionalintimatereflectiveclassic

What happens

Hibari no kanashiki hitomi (ひばりの悲しき瞳) is a 1953 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Mizuho Shunkai. (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.