Darkness at Noon (1956)
- Original title
- 真昼の暗黒
- Directed by
- Tadashi Imai
- Genre
- trial film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2h 02m
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 5 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.
How it feels
A Japanese attorney reexamines a real-life court case involving a disputed murder conviction. The film follows the legal process and the weight of a decision about a person's life.
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What happens
Mahiru no Ankoku (真昼の暗黒; lit. 'Darkness at Noon') is a 1956 Japanese drama film directed by Tadashi Imai. It is based on an actual court case, described in the non-fiction book "Saibankan–Hito no inochi wa kenryoku de ubaeru mono ka" by attorney Hiroshi Masaki. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Anatomy of a Murder (1959)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.