Underplayed Gems

サンタクロースがやってきた (2013)

サンタクロースがやってきた poster
Genre
Christmas film
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 semi-documentary film that follows the real Santa Claus as he goes about his life in Finland and then travels to Japan for Christmas. It shows Santa's village and his activities with a mix of documentary and fictional storytelling.

gentlewhimsicalobservationalcozywarmslow-pacedheartfeltfamily-friendly

What happens

『サンタクロースがやってきた』は、2013年12月14日に公開された蜂須賀健太郎監督による日本・フィンランド合作映画。本物のサンタクロースが生活するフィンランドのラップランド、ロヴァニエミにあるサンタクロース村で撮影を敢行。日本にやってきたサンタクロースの活動の模様と合わせて描かれるセミ・ドキュメンタリー映画。第27回福岡アジア映画祭パノラマ部門招待作品。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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