Underplayed Gems

Tora-san's Island Encounter (1985)

Tora-san's Island Encounter poster
Original title
男はつらいよ　柴又より愛をこめて
Directed by
Yōji Yamada
Genre
comedy film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 46m
Rating
8.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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

In this entry from a long running comedy series, the wandering peddler Tora-san visits an island and meets a woman who becomes his love interest. He navigates simple misunderstandings and family ties along the way.

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What happens

Tora-san's Island Encounter (男はつらいよ 柴又より愛をこめて, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Shibamata yori Ai o Komete) aka Torasan, From Shibamata with Love is a 1985 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Komaki Kurihara as his love interest or "Madonna". Tora-san's Island Encounter is the thirty-sixth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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