River of First Love (2004)

Original title

雨鱒の川

Directed by

Itsumichi Isomura

Genre

romance film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 53m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 8 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 young boy named Shimpei lives with his mother in a quiet countryside town. He loves fishing and painting, and his childhood friend Sayuri is deaf but they communicate easily. When his art wins a prize in Paris, his mother dies suddenly in the snow. Years later, as an adult, Shimpei is sent to Tokyo for a fake job arranged to keep him away from Sayuri's wedding.

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