Underplayed Gems

Free and Easy: Samurai Edition (1998)

Free and Easy: Samurai Edition poster
Original title
花のお江戸の釣りバカ日誌
Directed by
Tomio Kuriyama
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 58m
Rating
7.2 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

A fishing comedy moves from modern times to the late Edo period, following ancestors of the usual characters in the feudal domains of Edo and Shonai. The main story is set in the past, with only a brief appearance from the contemporary leads at the end.

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What happens

『花のお江戸の釣りバカ日誌』(はなのおえどのつりバカにっし)は、1998年12月23日公開の日本映画。釣りバカ日誌シリーズ第12作(特別編第2作)。 現代の建設会社を描いたシリーズ本編とは違い、幕末の江戸と庄内藩を舞台として登場人物の先祖(ナレーションの説明では末裔)が物語を繰り広げ、終盤に現在の浜崎と鈴木のみ登場する。 栗山富夫はシリーズ第1作から監督を務めてきたが(1994年の『釣りバカ日誌スペシャル』を除く)、本作がシリーズ最後の監督作品となり、音声もモノラル制作からステレオ制作に変更された。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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