Underplayed Gems

Hashire Melos! (1992)

Hashire Melos! poster
Original title
走れメロス
Directed by
Tomoharu Katsumata
Genre
drama film, adventure film, adventure anime and manga, drama anime and manga, Action, Adventure
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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 young man named Melos must run a long distance to save his friend who is held as a hostage. He races against time to prove that trust and friendship can overcome doubt and tyranny.

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What happens

Hashire Melos! (走れメロス!, Hashire Merosu!; lit. Run Melos!) is the title of two Japanese animated films. The first was directed by Tomoharu Katsumata and released on Japanese television on February 7, 1981. It was 68 minutes long, and its official title did not include the exclamation mark on the end. The second, with the exclamation mark, was a 107-minute remake of the first and was released on July 25, 1992. It featured direction and screenplay by Masaaki Osumi, music by Kazumasa Oda, art by Hiroyuki Okiura and Satoshi Kon, and background art by Hiroshi Ohno. The first film was produced by Toei and the second by Visual 80, and both were based on the original short story written by Osamu Dazai in 1940. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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