Maruyama, The Middle Schooler (2013)

Original title

中学生円山

Directed by

Kankurō Kudō

Genre

comedy film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h

Rated

12

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 10 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

A middle school boy named Maruyama lives in a housing complex. He tries to become more flexible for a personal goal. A mysterious single father moves into his building. Maruyama becomes increasingly interested in him.

quirkylight-heartedwhimsicalplayfuloffbeatgentlecuriousmildly absurd

What happens

『中学生円山』（ちゅうがくせいまるやま）は、2013年5月18日公開の日本映画。宮藤官九郎の監督作品で、『少年メリケンサック』以来、約4年ぶり3作目の作品である。主演は草彅剛。 円山克也は団地に住む平凡な中学2年生。彼はある目標を達成するために体を柔らかくしようと柔軟体操をしている。そんなある日、円山の団地に謎のシングルファーザー・下井辰夫が引っ越してきた。下井は克也の妄想を掻き立てるミステリアスさを保有していた。それから、近くで起きた事件もあいまって、円山は下井への興味がますます大きくなる一方になる。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.