Underplayed Gems

家族の日 (2016)

家族の日 poster
Directed by
Seiji Ōmori
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 family struggling with bullying problems moves to the countryside. The film shows the gap between their ideal of rural life and the reality, focusing on their summer together as they work to reconnect.

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What happens

『家族の日』(かぞくのひ)は、2016年に公開された日本映画である。いじめに関する問題を抱え、田舎へ移住する家族を中心に、いじめ、田舎暮らしの理想と現実などがテーマとして描かれている。 キャッチコピーは「絆を失いかけた家族のひと夏の物語」。 監督を務めた大森青児は、NHK大河ドラマ『武田信玄』などを手掛けた演出家であり、本作が初の監督作品である。また、作品の舞台である岡山県の高梁市は、大森の出身地でもある。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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