Jūkyūsai no Chizu (1979)
- Original title
- 十九歳の地図
- Directed by
- Mitsuo Yanagimachi
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rating
- 7.2 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.
How it feels
A 19 year old young man feels isolated and angry as he navigates becoming an adult. The film follows his bitter observations about people and life.
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What happens
Jūkyūsai no Chizu (Japanese: 十九歳の地図), also known in English as A 19-Year-Old's Map, is a 1979 coming-of-age Japanese film written and directed by Mitsuo Yanagimachi. It is the director's first feature fiction film. It is based on the Kenji Nakagami novel of the same name. The lead actor, Yūji Honma, made his fiction debut here after appearing in Yanagimachi's documentary from 1978. The film depicts an introverted and embittered young man in the process of becoming an adult and discovering the loneliness of life and the failings of human beings. It was voted the 7th best Japanese film of the year by Kinema Junpo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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