Farewell Rabaul (1954)

Original title

さらばラバウル

Directed by

Ishirō Honda

Genre

war film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 46m

Rating

8.1 of 10 from 7 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 Japanese pilots stationed at Rabaul during World War Two face the end of their campaign. The film follows their daily lives and final missions as the base falls to Allied forces.

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What happens

Farewell Rabaul (さらばラバウル, Saraba Rabauru) is a 1954 Japanese war film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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