Koto (1980)
- Original title
- 古都
- Directed by
- Kon Ichikawa
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2h 05m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 3 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
This film follows twin sisters separated at birth who later discover each other and explore their identities in Kyoto. It is an adaptation of Yasunari Kawabata's novel about family and tradition.
melancholicpoignantslow-pacedreflectivetenderpoeticvisually calmnostalgic
What happens
Ancient City (古都, Koto), also known as The Old Capital is a 1980 film directed by Kon Ichikawa starring Momoe Yamaguchi and Tomokazu Miura in an adaptation of Yasunari Kawabata's novel The Old Capital. Momoe Yamaguchi and Masaya Oki made their last appearances in the film. It is a remake of the 1963 film Twin Sisters of Kyoto. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Young Rebels (1980)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.