Japan's Tragedy (2012)

Original title

日本の悲劇

Directed by

Masahiro Kobayashi

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 41m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2 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

This 2012 Japanese drama takes inspiration from a real case in Tokyo where an elderly person was reported missing. It explores the issue of pension fraud that has become a social problem in Japan.

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What happens

『日本の悲劇』（にほんのひげき）は、2012年制作の日本映画。小林政広監督。同名の映画が2本作られているが（日本の悲劇 (1946年の映画)、日本の悲劇 (1953年の映画)）、全く関連はない。 2010年に東京都足立区で起きた高齢者所在不明問題をモチーフに、近年社会問題化している年金不正受給問題を題材にした作品。 2012年1月に完成後、昨年秋の釜山国際映画祭を皮切りに、第42回ロッテルダム国際映画祭で上映されるなど世界各国を巡回したのち、2013年8月31日に日本での劇場公開が決定した。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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