Chinese Dinner (2001)

Original title

チャイニーズ・ディナー

Directed by

Yukihiko Tsutsumi

Genre

crime film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 18m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 2 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 yakuza-connected Chinese restaurant owner is held hostage in his own restaurant by a hitman. The story unfolds entirely within the single location as the two men face off.

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What happens

Chinese Dinner (Japanese: チャイニーズ・ディナー, Hepburn: Chainizu dina) is a 2001 Japanese crime thriller film directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi and written by Manabu Kato and Michizō Kitō. It is a single-location thriller starring Toshirō Yanagiba as the yakuza-connected owner of a Chinese restaurant held hostage by a hitman in his own establishment. The film co-stars Izam and Suirei. Chinese Dinner was theatrically released by Pony Canyon on March 16, 2001, in Japan. The film's theme song is "Nagi" by Minako Yoshida. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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