It's a Flickering Life (2021)

Original title

キネマの神様

Directed by

Yōji Yamada

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 05m

Rated

G

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 10 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.

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How it feels

An elderly man looks back on his younger days working in a movie studio. The story follows his memories of making films and the relationships he formed along the way.

nostalgicmelancholicreflectivewarmgently pacedbittersweettenderlife-affirming

What happens

『キネマの神様』（キネマのかみさま）は、原田マハの長編小説。2008年12月12日に文藝春秋から単行本が刊行され、2011年5月10日に文庫化された。2021年には、映画化に際し山田洋次が脚色した『キネマの神様』のシナリオを基に生まれた新たな物語である、『キネマの神様 ディレクターズ・カット』（文藝春秋刊、単行本）が発売された。 2018年には舞台化され、2021年には映画版が公開された。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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