Underplayed Gems

八月の二重奏 (2010)

八月の二重奏 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

Based on a true story, this film follows a high school senior who loses her 14 year old sister to acute leukemia in the summer. It focuses on her personal experience as she copes with the loss. The film was made to promote blood donation in Japan.

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What happens

八月の二重奏(はちがつのにじゅうそう)は、高校3年生の夏に14歳の妹を急性白血病で亡くした菅原美保の実話を、南沢奈央主演で映像化した日本赤十字社初の広報映画。献血の推進事業として製作された。 映画というジャンルではあるが、映画館での有料公開ではなく献血ルームでの無料公開やレンタルビデオ店で無料で貸し出しなどの形で上映を行っている。 2011年3月21日にはBSジャパン(現BSテレビ東京)、同年3月27日にはテレビ東京系6局でテレビ放映された。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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