A False Student (1960)

Original title

偽大学生

Directed by

Yasuzō Masumura

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 34m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 7 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 man pretends to be a university student to escape his circumstances. His deception leads to increasingly desperate and morally complicated situations.

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What happens

A False Student (偽大学生, Nise daigakusei) is a 1960 Japanese drama film directed by Yasuzō Masumura. It is based on the story Gisho no toki by Japanese writer Kenzaburō Ōe. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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