Original Sin (1992)
- Original title
- 死んでもいい
- Directed by
- Takashi Ishii
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 8 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 woman married to a real estate agent begins an affair with a 22 year old man. The story focuses on the emotional consequences in the aftermath of Japan's economic bubble.
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What happens
Original Sin (Japanese: 死んでもいい, Hepburn: Shinde mo ii) is a 1992 film directed by Takashi Ishii. Based on a novel by Bo Nishimura, the film's plot is about an extramarital affair between the wife of an estate agent and a 22-year-old man. The theme of the film is "a feature exploring the emotional aftermath of Japan’s bubble economy." The main cast members are Shinobu Otake (Nami Tsuchiya, the wife), Masatoshi Nagase (Makoto Hirano, the young man) and Hideo Murota (Hideki Tsuchiya, the husband). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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