Underplayed Gems

彌勒 MIROKU (2013)

彌勒 MIROKU poster
Directed by
Kaizō Hayashi
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

This film adapts a novel by Taruho Inagaki. It follows a story with a detective-like character navigating a monochrome world that feels suspended in time.

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What happens

『彌勒 MIROKU』(みろく)は、2013年公開の日本映画。原作は稲垣足穂の小説「彌勒」。監督・脚本は林海象、主演は永瀬正敏が務めた。全編モノクロ。林海象と永瀬正敏は「私立探偵 濱マイク」以来、17年ぶりに本格的なタッグを組んだ作品である。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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