Underplayed Gems

上島ジェーン (2009)

上島ジェーン poster
Directed by
Maccoi Saitō
Genre
mockumentary
Country
Japan
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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 comedian plays himself as he tries to learn surfing for a TV show style mockumentary. The movie uses a parody title and follows his attempts in a comedic way.

mockumentarycomediclightheartedplayfulabsurdself-awaregentleparodic

What happens

『上島ジェーン』(うえしまジェーン)は、2009年公開の日本のモキュメンタリー・コメディ映画。監督:マッコイ斎藤、主演:上島竜兵(ダチョウ倶楽部)。2014年に公開された続編『上島ジェーン ビヨンド』についてもこの項目で記述する。 お笑い芸人・上島竜兵が本人役をつとめ、未経験の状態からサーフィンに挑む様子がテレビバラエティ風のタッチで描かれる。タイトルは『稲村ジェーン』のパロディである。上島は、正続編の両作品で第24回東京スポーツ映画大賞(2015年)主演男優賞を受賞した。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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