The Funeral (1992)

Original title

ザザンボ

Directed by

Fumiki Watanabe

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 54m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 2 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

In a rural town, a middle school student with intellectual disabilities dies by suicide. His teacher investigates the circumstances and uncovers problems in the classroom, the boy's family, and the dark secrets of the village community.

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What happens

『ザザンボ』は、1992年に制作された渡辺文樹監督の映画。1976年12月に福島県田村郡三春町で実際に起きた中学生の自殺事件（福島県要田中学校生徒自殺事件）をベースに制作された。 東北地方の農村で、知的障害を持つ中学生が自殺した。少年の死に疑問を持った担任教師は事件の裏側を調べる。そこには、学級の問題や家庭環境のみならず、ムラ社会の闇が潜んでいた。実はその少年は近親相姦で産まれた子であった。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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