Tokiwa-so no seishun (1996)

Original title

トキワ荘の青春

Directed by

Jun Ichikawa

Genre

teen film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 9 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

Young manga artists live together in a famous apartment building in Tokyo. The film shows their daily lives and dreams as they work toward becoming professionals.

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What happens

『トキワ荘の青春』（トキワそうのせいしゅん）は、1996年3月23日公開の日本映画。市川準監督。若き日の著名漫画家たちが住んでいたことで有名なアパート「トキワ荘」を舞台に、巨匠たちの青春の日々をフィクションを交えて描いた青春映画である。 ロッテルダム国際映画祭招待作品。1996年 第70回キネマ旬報ベスト・テン第7位、読者選出第7位。 2021年2月12日にデジタルリマスター版が公開された。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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