Symbol (2009)
- Original title
- しんぼる
- Directed by
- Hitoshi Matsumoto
- Genre
- sport film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rated
- AL
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 133 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
A man wakes up in a strange white room with no memory of how he got there. He discovers that rubbing certain objects on the wall causes bizarre things to happen around the world.
surrealabsurdwhimsicalunpredictablecomedicplayfuloffbeatbizarre
What happens
Symbol (しんぼる, Shinboru) is a 2009 Japanese surrealist comedy film directed by and starring Hitoshi Matsumoto. It was nominated for the Asian Film Awards in the categories of Best Actor and Best Visual Effects, and has not received a U.S. release. The film was greeted negatively by Japanese audiences; however, it received a surprisingly warmer reaction in the West, despite not being commercialized outside Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
Wonderful World (2010)
Tsumitoka batsutoka (2009)
奇々怪々 俺は誰だ?! (1969)
Tsukue no Nakami (2007)
Party 7 (2000)
FLCL, season 1 (2000)
SHUNGA (2009)
Summer Wars (2009)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.