Akō gishi (1954)

Directed by

Ryohei Arai

Genre

drama film, samurai cinema

Country

Japan

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

This is a story about a group of samurai from the Ako domain. They plot to avenge their lord's forced suicide after a court insult.

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What happens

Akō gishi (赤穂義士; literally, "virtuous men of Ako") is a 1954 Japanese black-and-white period drama (jidaigeki) directed by Ryohei Arai. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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