Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Final Take (1986)

Final Take poster
Original title
キネマの天地
Directed by
Yōji Yamada
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 15m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A family struggles to keep their small movie theater running during Japan's post-war era. The story follows their personal and professional challenges as the industry changes around them.

nostalgicbittersweetgentlereflectiveearthyhumanisticslow-paced

What happens

Final Take (Japanese: キネマの天地, Hepburn: Kinema no Tenchi) is a 1986 Japanese drama film directed by Yoji Yamada. It was Japan's submission to the 59th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?