Abashiri Prison (1959)

Original title

網走番外地

Directed by

Akinori Matsuo

Genre

romance film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 32m

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 man and a woman in Hokkaido fall in love against the backdrop of a remote prison town. Their relationship is tested by the harsh surroundings and their own pasts.

melancholicslow-burnpoignantlongingromanticyearningintrospectiveclassicmonochrome

What happens

『網走番外地』（あばしりばんがいち）は、小高雄二、浅丘ルリ子主演で、1959年に日活によって制作･公開された同名小説（伊藤一作）の映画版。モノクロ、シネマスコープ。 本作は伊藤一の原作に忠実な脚本となっており、高倉健主演の網走番外地シリーズとは趣を異にする純愛物語となっている。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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