Summer of the Lion Kings (1991)
- Original title
- 獅子王たちの夏
- Directed by
- Banmei Takahashi
- Genre
- yakuza film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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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 yakuza named Katsu grows disillusioned with his life in the Murai group. He meets Osamu from a rival organization and feels a genuine gangster presence that he has been missing.
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