The Miracle of Joe Petrel (1984)

Original title

海燕ジョーの奇跡

Directed by

Toshiya Fujita

Genre

action film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 13m

Rating

6.7 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.

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How it feels

A man gets caught up in violent conflicts between yakuza clans in Okinawa. The story follows his struggles as he becomes involved in dangerous gang warfare.

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What happens

The Miracle of Joe Petrel (Japanese: 海燕ジョーの奇跡, Hepburn: Umitsubame Jō no kiseki), also known as The Miracle of Umitsubame Joe, The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel and The Stormy Petrel, is a 1984 Japanese film co-written and directed by Toshiya Fujita. It is based on the novel of the same name by Ryūzō Saki, originally published in 1980. Saki's novel was inspired by the actions of the Kyokuryū-kai yakuza clan during the "Fourth Okinawan War." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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