The Bored Hatamoto Samurai (1958)

Original title

旗本退屈男

Directed by

Sadatsugu Matsuda

Genre

Jidaigeki

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 48m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 4 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 bored samurai official gets involved in various escapades during the Edo period. This 1958 Japanese film is part of a long-running series and features an all-star cast.

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What happens

『旗本退屈男』（はたもとたいくつおとこ）は、1958年（昭和33年）8月12日公開の日本映画である。東映製作・配給。監督は松田定次、主演は市川右太衛門。カラー、東映スコープ、108分。 佐々木味津三原作の同名小説を市川右太衛門主演で映画化した『旗本退屈男』シリーズの第23作。右太衛門の映画出演300本記念映画として製作され、オールスターキャストで話題を呼んだ。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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