The Tale of Iya (2013)
- Original title
- 祖谷物語―おくのひと―
- Directed by
- Tetsuichirō Tsuta
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2h 50m
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 25 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.
How it feels
In rural Japan, an old man and his granddaughter live a simple life in a valley threatened by a new tunnel. Their way of life slowly changes the perspective of a visitor from Tokyo.
slow-burncontemplativemelancholicgentlemeditativegroundedquietnaturalistic
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The Great Passage (2013)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.
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