His Motorbike, Her Island (1986)
- Original title
- 彼のオートバイ、彼女の島
- Directed by
- Nobuhiko Obayashi
- Genre
- romance film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 7.8 of 10 from 40 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 motorcycle enthusiast teaches a young woman how to ride and they fall in love. The film shifts between black and white and color photography.
romanticnostalgicbittersweetdreamlikevisually stylishtenderwistful
What happens
His Motorbike, Her Island (彼のオートバイ、彼女の島, Kare no ōtobai, kanojo no shima) is a 1986 Japanese romance film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, based on a 1977 novel by Yoshio Kataoka. Produced by Kadokawa Haruki Jimusho, the film stars Kiwako Harada, Riki Takeuchi, Noriko Watanabe and Tomokazu Miura. Takeuchi, in his acting debut, plays a motorbike enthusiast who falls in love with a young woman (Harada) after teaching her how to ride. The film frequently switches between black-and-white and color photography. His Motorbike, Her Island won three awards at the 8th Yokohama Film Festival, including Best Supporting Actress for Watanabe and 3rd Best Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Love Letter (1985)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.