Underplayed Gems

丹下左膳 こけ猿の壺 (1954)

丹下左膳 こけ猿の壺 poster
Directed by
Kenji Misumi
Country
Japan
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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 one-eyed samurai gets caught up in a farce over a tea jar that holds a map to hidden treasure. Bumbling characters chase the jar through slapstick adventures in old Japan.

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What happens

『丹下左膳 こけ猿の壷』（たんげさぜんこけざるのつぼ）は、1954年12月8日に大映が配給した、三隅研次監督による時代劇映画。三隅研次・第1回監督作品。戦前に山中貞雄により映像化された映画『丹下左膳余話 百萬両の壺』のリメイク。これまで何度も丹下左膳役を演じていた大河内傳次郎、最後の丹下左膳役である。 財宝の有りかの手掛かりが記された茶壷、通称「こけ猿の壷」を巡るドタバタ劇を描いた作品である。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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