Underplayed Gems

Three Tales (1960)

Three Tales poster
Original title
新しい動画 3つのはなし
Directed by
Makoto Wada
Genre
fantasy anime and manga, Fantasy
Country
Japan
Runtime
30 min
Rating
3.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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

This 1960 Japanese anime is a collection of three short black and white stories. It was made for television and aimed at a young audience.

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What happens

Three Tales (新しい動画 3つのはなし, Mittsu no Hanashi) was a black and white Japanese anime direct-to-TV short film aired in 1960. It was thought to be the first domestic anime ever televised until the discovery of Mole's Adventure. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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