Underplayed Gems

Tora-san to the Rescue (1995)

Tora-san to the Rescue poster
Original title
男はつらいよ 寅次郎紅の花
Directed by
Yōji Yamada
Genre
comedy film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 47m
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 4 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

Torajiro Kuruma, the wandering peddler known as Tora-san, returns to his family home in Tokyo. He meets a woman from his past and tries to help her and her son.

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What happens

Tora-san to the Rescue (男はつらいよ 寅次郎紅の花, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Kurenai no Hana) is a 1995 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Ruriko Asaoka as his love interest or "Madonna". Tora-san to the Rescue is the forty-eighth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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