Underplayed Gems

Stage-Struck Tora-san (1978)

Stage-Struck Tora-san poster
Original title
男はつらいよ 寅次郎わが道をゆく
Directed by
Yōji Yamada
Genre
comedy film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 47m
Rating
8.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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

Tora-san, a wandering peddler, visits his family in Tokyo and falls for a woman who works at a local theater. As he tries to win her heart, his usual antics and good intentions lead to both laughter and quiet disappointment.

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What happens

Stage-Struck Tora-san (男はつらいよ 寅次郎わが道をゆく, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Wagamichi o Yuku) aka Tora-san's Stage-Struck is a 1978 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Nana Kinomi as his love interest or "Madonna". Stage-Struck Tora-san is the twenty-first entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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