The Village (1975)

Original title

同胞

Directed by

Yōji Yamada

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 07m

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 10 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

In a depopulated village in rural Japan, a young man leads the local youth association. A theater troupe member proposes a stage performance, but the high cost sparks debate. The group overcomes obstacles to sell tickets and find a venue before the show.

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What happens

『同胞』（はらから）は、1975年に松竹が制作、同年10月25日に公開された山田洋次監督の映画。岩手県の過疎の村で、青年会が劇団公演を計画し成功させるまでを描く青春映画。 岩手県の小さな村の青年会会長高志の許を、統一劇場（ふるさときゃらばん、現代座、希望舞台）の職員の秀子が訪れ、劇団の公演を提案する。高額な費用65万円が問題となり、青年会の議論は紛糾するが、高志の熱意に押され、公演の実施が決まる。青年会員の頑張りで850枚のチケットも完売するが、公演の直前になって有料の催しには会場は貸せないと中学校から断られるが・・・。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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