Underplayed Gems

SAEKO (1994)

SAEKO poster
Country
Japan
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 female private detective works cases in Tokyo's Kabukicho district. The film mixes action with real-life wrestlers and biker gang members appearing as characters.

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What happens

『SAEKO』(さえこ)は、1994年1月22日に公開された日本映画。配給はアドバPR。主演は常盤貴子。製作・脚本を務めた真柴貴興が自身の作品「探し屋 冴子」を原作として制作し、相澤睦彦の監督デビュー作でもある。 常盤演じる私立探偵の冴子が歌舞伎町を舞台に活躍する姿を描いたアクション映画で、紅夜叉や藤原喜明をはじめとしたプロレスラー、制作当時実在したレディース(暴走族)が多数出演する異色作品に仕上がっている。 映画の公開後発売されたビデオソフト(VHS)では、パッケージタイトルが『冴子 ~新宿事件屋稼業~』に変更されている。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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