Labyrinth of Cinema (2019)

Original title

海辺の映画館－キネマの玉手箱

Directed by

Nobuhiko Obayashi

Genre

fantasy film, anti-war film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 59m

Rated

PG12

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 28 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three young film fans in modern Japan are transported back to 1945, just before the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. They move through movie screens and historical scenes, witnessing war and cinema intertwined.

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What happens

Labyrinth of Cinema (Japanese: 海辺の映画館 キネマの玉手箱) is a 2019 Japanese anti-war fantasy drama film written, produced, directed and edited by Nobuhiko Obayashi. It stars Takuro Atsuki, Takahito Hosoyamada and Yoshihiko Hosoda as three present-day Onomichi moviegoers who find themselves transported back to 1945, just prior to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The cast also includes Rei Yoshida, Riko Narumi, Hirona Yamazaki and Takako Tokiwa. Labyrinth of Cinema premiered at the 2019 Tokyo International Film Festival. It is Obayashi's final film before his death in 2020, as well as Yukihiro Takahashi and Hiroshi Inuzuka's last film roles before their deaths in 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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