Heaven's Bookstore (2004)

Original title

天国の本屋～恋火

Directed by

Tetsuo Shinohara

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 51m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 14 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 struggling classical pianist dies and goes to heaven where he works in a bookstore. He meets other characters who are also learning to let go of their pasts.

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What happens

Heaven's Bookstore (Japanese: 天国の本屋, Hepburn: Tengoku no Honya) is a 2004 Japanese drama film directed by Tetsuo Shinohara about a struggling classical pianist who is sent to heaven to work in a bookstore. It is based on two novels, written by Atsushi Matsuhisa and Wataru Tanaka. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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