Yokohama BJ Blues (1981)
- Original title
- ヨコハマＢＪブルース
- Directed by
- Eiichi Kudo
- Genre
- mystery film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Rating
- 7.8 of 10 from 8 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 blues singer who also works as a private detective in Yokohama becomes a murder suspect. He must evade the police and find the real killer while performing at nightclubs.
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What happens
Yokohama BJ Blues (Japanese: ヨコハマＢＪブルース, Hepburn: Yokohama BJ burûsu) is a 1981 Japanese neo-noir mystery crime thriller film directed by Eiichi Kudo and written by Shōichi Maruyama, based on an idea by Yūsaku Matsuda. It is a loose remake of The Long Goodbye (1973), while also incorporating elements of Luchino Visconti's Death in Venice (1971) and William Friedkin's Cruising (1980). The film tells the story of a blues singer moonlighting as a private detective who is accused of murder and must clear his name. Yūsaku Matsuda stars in the lead role, in addition to Mari Henmi, Keizō Kanie, Toby Kadoguchi and Haruko Mabuchi. Japanese rock band Creation composed the film's soundtrack, with several of its songs performed by Matsuda. Yokohama BJ Blues was theatrically released by Toei Company on April 25, 1981, in Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Yogiri yo Kon'yamo Arigatō (1967)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.