Ichigensan (1996)
- Original title
- いちげんさん
- Directed by
- Isao Morimoto
- Genre
- romance film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2h 02m
- Rating
- 8.0 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.
How it feels
A man moves to a new town and tries to connect with the locals. He finds himself drawn into the life of a woman who is also an outsider.
poignantquietintrospectivemelancholicslow-pacedmeditativetenderlonely
What happens
Ichigensan - The Newcomer (いちげんさん, Ichigensan) is Swiss author David Zoppetti's debut novel. Written in Japanese, in 1996 it won the 20th Subaru Prize, awarded to new works by Subaru Novel Magazine (published by Shueisha), and was published by Shueisha that year. It was made into a film in 1999, and an English translation by Okinawan professor Takuma Sminkey was published by Ozaru Books in 2011. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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