The Second Son (1955)

Original title

次男坊鴉

Directed by

Mitsuo Hirotsu

Genre

drama

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 15m

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 man returns to his rural family home after years away. He confronts old expectations and tensions around being the second son.

melancholicslow-burnfamily-orientedbittersweetintrospectivequietnostalgic

What happens

The Second Son (次男坊鴉, Jinanbō Garasu) is a 1955 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Mitsuo Hirotsu. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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