Bare Essence of Life (2009)
- Original title
- ウルトラミラクルラブストーリー
- Directed by
- Satoko Yokohama
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 12 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 young man in rural Japan helps his grandmother with farm work. He falls for a woman who is searching for her ex-boyfriend's missing head. To win her over, he starts bathing in pesticide which changes his behavior.
quirkyearnestgentlemelancholicoffbeatslow-pacedearthybittersweet
What happens
『ウルトラミラクルラブストーリー』は、2009年公開の日本映画。全編、津軽弁が使用された。 青森の田舎で祖母の農作業を手伝う少年のような青年・水木陽人。 ある日事故で亡くなった元彼のことが忘れられず事故の際行方知らずとなってしまった彼の首を探すためカミサマを訪ね神泉町子がやってきた。 町子に一目ぼれししつこくアプローチする陽人だったか全く相手にされない。 そんなある日子供と遊んでいるうちに農薬を被ってしまう陽人。軽度の発達障害を患っていた彼は農薬のおかげで礼儀正しくなり、町子とも人並みに話せるようになるのであった。 陽人は町子に好かれようと農薬を浴び続け、ついには心肺停止になってしまうのだが… (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Kondo wa aisaika (2009)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.