Kyōen Kobanzame (1958)

Original title

侠艶小判鮫

Directed by

Nobuo Nakagawa

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 23m

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 two-part black-and-white film from 1958 Japan directed by Nobuo Nakagawa. It follows characters caught in a world of conflict and moral ambiguity.

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What happens

Kyōen Kobanzame (Japanese: 侠艶小判鮫) is a 1958 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Nobuo Nakagawa. There are two parts of the film: the first part Kyōen Kobanzame: Zenpen (侠艶小判鮫　前篇) and the second part Kyōen Kobanzame: Kōhen (侠艶小判鮫　後篇). Both parts have the same cast and crew. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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