War and Youth (1991)

Original title

戦争と青春

Directed by

Tadashi Imai

Genre

war film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 52m

Rating

6.8 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

The film follows young people whose lives are tossed around by the Pacific War. It uses color for present-day scenes and black-and-white for the past, except for a bombing raid sequence which is also in color. The lead actress plays two roles and sings the theme song.

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What happens

『戦争と青春』（せんそうとせいしゅん）は、1991年制作の日本映画。 太平洋戦争に翻弄される若者たちの運命を描いた作品で、早乙女勝元原作の同名小説を彼自身が脚本を執筆し、工藤夕貴主演、今井正監督で映画化。今井正の遺作となった。モントリオール世界映画祭エキュメニカル賞受賞。 現在と過去をシンクロさせながらストーリーが展開し、現在をカラーで、過去をモノクロで撮影している。ただし、東京大空襲のさなか、主人公たちが逃げる場面はカラーになっている。 工藤夕貴が1人2役を演じ、イメージソング「昭和」も歌っている。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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