Machibuse (1970)

Original title

待ち伏せ

Directed by

Hiroshi Inagaki

Genre

Jidaigeki

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 57m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 26 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 lone warrior waits in a rural village for a confrontation that will decide his fate. The locals are drawn into his vigil as tensions slowly mount around them.

tensebroodingslow-burnmelancholicatmosphericcontemplativegrittysubdued

What happens

Machibuse (Japanese: 待ち伏せ) is a 1970 Japanese drama film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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