Night Drum (1958)

Original title

夜の鼓

Directed by

Tadashi Imai

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 14 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 samurai discovers his wife's infidelity and must confront his personal code of honor. The story unfolds in a historical Japanese setting with severe social consequences.

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What happens

Night Drum a.k.a. The Adulteress (夜の鼓, Yoru no tsuzumi) is a 1958 Japanese historical drama film directed by Tadashi Imai. It was written by Kaneto Shindō and Shinobu Hashimoto, based on the 1706 play Horikawa nami no tsuzumi by Monzaemon Chikamatsu. Film historians regard Night Drum as one of director Imai's major works. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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