The Beauty and the Dragon (1955)

Original title

美女と怪龍

Directed by

Kōzaburō Yoshimura

Genre

history

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 39m

Rating

10.0 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

This is a Japanese film adaptation of a Kabuki play. It has an old-time setting but adds silly modern touches like characters eating ice pops and dancing the mambo.

classicplayfullivelycampytheatricallightheartedwhimsicalfast-paced

What happens

『歌舞伎十八番 鳴神 美女と怪龍』（かぶきじゅうはちばん なるがみ びじょとかいりゅう）は、1955年（昭和30年）10月3日公開の日本映画である。東映製作・配給。監督は吉村公三郎。モノクロ、スタンダード、100分。 歌舞伎十八番の一つ『鳴神』を映画化した作品。前進座創立25周年を記念して製作され、河原崎長十郎を始めとする前進座の俳優が総出演した。第29回キネマ旬報ベスト・テン第10位。 時代劇ながら、アイスキャンディーが登場したり、ヒロインらがマンボを踊るなど娯楽性の高い作品となっている。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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