The Deserted City (1983)

Original title

廃市

Directed by

Nobuhiko Obayashi

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 45m

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 9 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.

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How it feels

A woman revisits a coastal town she lived in as a child, where she confronts memories of family and loss. The story follows her quiet observations and encounters as she drifts through abandoned streets.

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What happens

『廃市』（はいし）は、福永武彦が1959年（昭和34年）に発表した短編小説であり、本作を原作として1983年（昭和58年）に公開された日本映画である。小説は『婦人之友』7月号から9月号に掛けて連載され、翌1960年（昭和35年）、新潮社より刊行された単行本『廃市』に収録された。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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