Kagero-za (1981)
- Original title
- 陽炎座
- Directed by
- Seijun Suzuki
- Genre
- independent film, romance film, thriller film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2h 19m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 31 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 writer in 1920s Japan becomes obsessed with a mysterious woman he meets at a theater. He is pulled into a strange world where reality and illusion blur.
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What happens
Kagerō-za (陽炎座, Heat-Haze Theatre) is a 1981 independent Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki and based on a novel by Kyōka Izumi. It forms the middle section of Suzuki's Taishō Roman Trilogy, preceded by Zigeunerweisen (1980) and followed by Yumeji (1991), surrealistic psychological dramas and ghost stories linked by style, themes and the Taishō period (1912–1926) setting. All were produced by Genjirō Arato. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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