Tōki Rakujitsu (1992)

Original title

遠き落日

Directed by

Seijirō Kōyama

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 59m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 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

This film follows the life of Japanese scientist Hideyo Noguchi. It shows his work and personal struggles based on biographical novels.

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What happens

Tōki Rakujitsu (Japanese: 遠き落日; lit Faraway Sunset) is a 1992 Japanese film directed by Seijirō Kōyama. It is about the Japanese scientist Hideyo Noguchi. It is based on two biographical novels: Tōki Rakujitsu written by Junichi Watanabe and Noguchi no haha: Noguchi Hideo Monogatari written by Kaneto Shindō. The screenplay was written by Kaneto Shindō. It stars Hiroshi Mikami. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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