Underplayed Gems

Don't Look Back (1999)

Don't Look Back poster
Original title
どこまでもいこう
Directed by
Akihiko Shiota
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 15m
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 3 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

Two ten-year-old best friends face a series of incidents that test their friendship. The story follows them as they navigate the challenges that threaten to pull them apart.

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What happens

Don't Look Back (Japanese: どこまでもいこう, Hepburn: Dokomademo ikō; lit. "Let's Go Wherever") is a 1999 Japanese coming-of-age film, written and directed by Akihiko Shiota, that revolves around a series of incidents that tests the friendship of two ten-year-old best friends. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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