The Fossil (1975)
- Original title
- 化石
- Directed by
- Masaki Kobayashi
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 3h 21m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 12 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 man confronts his own mortality and life's meaning after a devastating diagnosis. He revisits his past relationships and choices.
contemplativesomberslowintrospectivemelancholicquietreflective
What happens
The Fossil (Japanese: 化石, Hepburn: Kaseki) is a Japanese TV miniseries which screened in eight parts between 31 January and 20 March 1972. It was directed by Masaki Kobayashi and based on a novel by Yasushi Inoue. The series received the same year's Nippon Television Technology Award for photography. A re-edited version was released theatrically in 1975. The theatrical version was Japan's submission to the 47th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Maborosi (1995)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.