Underplayed Gems

地球の魅力 (2006)

地球の魅力 poster
Country
Japan
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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

In 2006 Japan, a man named Yasuda insists on building his dream home on a polluted Earth while others move to Mars. A construction company offers a house that handles the pollution, but it is not what Yasuda imagined. His family becomes interested while he grows more frustrated, leading to a comedic look at his struggle.

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What happens

『地球の魅力』(ちきゅうのみりょく)は、2006年7月に公開された日本映画。 環境汚染の影響で、人々は地球を離れ、火星への移住を進めていた。その最中、安田は念願のマイホームをあくまでも地球に建てることにこだわっていた。そんな安田に愛想をつかす家族。そこへ安田の夢をかなえるべく、環境汚染に対応した画期的なマイホームプランを持った建築会社の二人が現れる。しかしそれは、安田の描いていた理想の住まいとはかけ離れており、どんどん意気消沈していく。だが逆に家族は、次第に興味を持ち始める。家族との軋轢(あつれき)の中で、苦悩する安田の姿を滑稽に描いたコメディ。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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