The River Fuefuki (1960)

Original title

疵千両

Directed by

Tokuzō Tanaka

Genre

Drama

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 2 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

Two former friends who were both samurai for the same clan in Aizu face a tragic conflict of loyalty and fate. The story follows their painful bond as it becomes a source of suffering and separation.

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What happens

『疵千両』（きずせんりょう）は、1960年9月20日に大映が配給した、田中徳三監督による時代劇映画で、主演は長谷川一夫。原作は長谷川伸の戯曲『疵高倉』。 田中はこの作品により、監督新人協会作品賞を受賞した。かつて親友であった、会津藩藩士の二人の男。その二人の哀しい因縁を描いた作品である。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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