Kaza-hana (1999)

Original title

風花

Directed by

Shinji Sōmai

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 56m

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 19 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 man loses his job and is dumped by his girlfriend. A woman works as a sex worker and feels lost. They meet by chance and decide to travel together to Hokkaido. Through their journey, they slowly find a reason to keep living.

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What happens

『風花』（かざはな）は、鳴海章による日本の恋愛小説。1999年6月11日に講談社より刊行された。 恋人から別れを告げられ会社からリストラ宣告を受けた男と風俗嬢の女、希望を失い自暴自棄となった2人がひょんなことから一緒に北海道へ行くこととなり、旅を通じて人生を取り戻していく姿を描く。 相米慎二監督により2001年に映画化された。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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