University of Laughs (2004)
- Original title
- 笑の大学
- Directed by
- Mamoru Hoshi
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2h 01m
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 38 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 prewar Japan, a government censor must approve a playwright's script before it can be performed. The two men engage in a series of comic negotiations that test both their wits and their principles.
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What happens
University of Laughs (笑の大学, Warai no Daigaku) is a story by Japanese dramatist Kōki Mitani which began as a play in 1996 starring actors Masahiko Nishimura as the Censor and Yoshimasa Kondo as the Playwright. The play won the Best Play Award at the 1996 Yomiuri Theater Awards. After that success, it was then made into a movie in 2004 starring actors Kōji Yakusho and Goro Inagaki by Fuji Television and Toho Studios. The piece presents in comedic fashion the conflict between censorship and an artist's freedom of expression. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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