Double Suicide (1969)
- Original title
- 心中天網島
- Directed by
- Masahiro Shinoda
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 59 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.
How it feels
A married merchant and a courtesan fall deeply in love but are trapped by social obligations. They decide to escape their impossible situation through a double suicide.
melancholicslow-burntragicvisually stylizedintimatebleakformalemotionally intense
What happens
Double Suicide (Japanese: 心中天網島, Hepburn: Shinjū Ten no Amijima) is a 1969 Japanese historical drama film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. It is based on the 1721 bunraku (traditional puppet theatre) play The Love Suicides at Amijima by Monzaemon Chikamatsu. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Crucified Lovers (1954)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.