Black River (1957)

Original title

黒い河

Directed by

Masaki Kobayashi

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 54m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 34 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 young woman moves to a new neighborhood only to find it controlled by a ruthless gang. She and a local man struggle against the corruption and violence that surrounds them.

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What happens

Black River (Japanese: 黒い河, Hepburn: Kuroi kawa) is a 1957 Japanese drama film directed by Masaki Kobayashi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.