The Hidden Festival (1998)

Original title

秘祭

Directed by

Taku Shinjō

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 43m

Rating

7.0 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.

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How it feels

A construction company employee named Takamine is sent to a tiny island in Okinawa's Yaeyama archipelago to push a resort development. He tries to connect with the island's 50 residents but grows frustrated with local customs that exclude outsiders.

slow-burnmelancholictenseclaustrophobiccontemplativesomberuneasyrestrained

What happens

『秘祭』（ひさい）は、1984年に石原慎太郎が発表した小説。1998年に新城卓によって映画化、2011年に川島なお美主演で演劇化された。 建設会社社員の高峯は、リゾート開発を推進するため沖縄県の八重山列島にある人口50人の小島に送り込まれた。島民とのコミュニケーションを大切にしようとするが、島民しか関われない島の因習に反発を覚えてしまう。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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