Hot Spring Ghost (1964)

Original title

喜劇 駅前怪談

Directed by

Kōzō Saeki

Genre

comedy film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 32m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 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

Resort operators in a hot spring town compete fiercely for business. Their rivalry leads to a series of comedic misunderstandings and schemes.

lightheartedplayfulenergeticamusingwhimsicalfast-pacedantic

What happens

Hot Spring Ghost (喜劇 駅前怪談, Kigeki Ekime kaidan) is a 1964 Japanese comedy film directed by Kozo Saeki. The film was the eight film in the "Ekimae" series. It was followed by Mumu Dance in 1964. Hot Spring Ghost is a comedy about battling resort operators. The film was released on June 11, 1964 in Japan. It was the distributor Toho's highest-grossing film of the year and the eight highest-grossing film of 1964 in Japan. The film was released in the United States by Toho International in 1965 with English subtitles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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