Tachiguishi-Retsuden (2006)

Original title

立喰師列伝

Directed by

Mamoru Oshii

Genre

mockumentary

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 44m

Rating

6.5 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

The film is a mockumentary about fast food grifters in Japan from 1945 to 2006. It uses animation to tell the stories of con artists who scam eateries.

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What happens

Tachiguishi-Retsuden (立喰師列伝; lit. Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters) is a 2006 Japanese animated comedy film directed by Japanese filmmaker Mamoru Oshii, who also wrote the eponymous novel on which the film was based. Both works are part of the Kerberos Saga. Live-action film and manga adaptations were produced few months later in Japan. The Tachiguishi-Retsuden logo bears the mention Tachiguishi-Retsuden 1945-2006 A Mamoru Oshii Animation Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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