Underplayed Gems

暗号名 黒猫を追え! (1987)

暗号名 黒猫を追え! poster
Country
Japan
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

A Japanese public security police force works to stop espionage activities by agents from two foreign countries, one representing the Soviet Union and the other North Korea. The film was made with support from politicians and an anti-communist organization.

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What happens

『暗号名 黒猫を追え!』（コードネーム ブラックキャットをおえ）は、1987年制作の日本映画である。スパイ防止法制定を推進する国会議員の後押しを受け、国際勝共連合が中心となって作られた。監督は井上梅次と岩清水昌宏。 “B連邦スパイ”と“北方共和国”工作員たちの日本での工作活動と、それを阻止しようとする日本の公安警察の暗闘。 「B連邦」はソビエト連邦、「北方共和国」は朝鮮民主主義人民共和国の暗喩と看做されている。後者については後に制作された映画「宣戦布告」でも類似した「北東人民共和国」という名称が登場する。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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