Shiki-Jitsu (2000)
- Original title
- 式日
- Directed by
- Hideaki Anno
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2h 08m
- Rating
- 7.7 of 10 from 95 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.
How it feels
In 2000, a Japanese film director and a strange young woman meet by chance and begin an unusual friendship. They spend 33 days together in an effort to overcome their emotional stagnation. The story examines mental illness and suicidal thoughts.
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What happens
Shiki-Jitsu (Japanese: 式日, Hepburn: Shikijitsu; lit. "Ritual Day" or "Ceremonial Day"), also known as Ritual, is a 2000 Japanese psychological drama film written and directed by Hideaki Anno. It is based on the novella Tōhimu by Ayako Fujitani, who also stars alongside Shunji Iwai. Like Anno's previous film Love & Pop (1998), it is an art film with experimental elements diving into the minds of its main characters. Shiki-Jitsu takes place over 33 days and follows the relation between an apathetic film director (Iwai) and an odd young woman (Fujitani) who start a bizarre friendship after a chance meeting and they try to work their way out of a collective emotional funk. Michael Ordona of the Los Angeles Times reported the film had "dark themes of mental illness and suicidal ideation". Shiki-Jitsu won an award for Best Artistic Contribution at the 13th International Film Festival in Tokyo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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