Kunisada Chūji (1954)

Original title

国定忠治

Directed by

Eisuke Takizawa

Genre

drama

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 54m

Rating

9.0 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

In 1950s Japan, a film follows the life of a famous outlaw and folk hero named Kunisada Chūji. It shows his struggles and conflicts in a bygone era.

historicaldramaticstoicnostalgicslow-burnmelancholicgrittyvisually stark

What happens

Kunisada Chūji (Japanese: 国定忠治) is a 1954 black and white Japanese film directed by Eisuke Takizawa. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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