Underplayed Gems

Riku is Not Weak (2021)

Riku is Not Weak poster
Directed by
Masatsugu Arakawa
Genre
Slice of Life
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 boy brings home a sickly Italian greyhound named Riku. With love and care from the family and other dogs, Riku begins to regain his strength.

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What happens

『リクはよわくない』は、日本の絵本。原作は坂上忍、挿絵はくっきー!（野性爆弾）。2020年4月17日にインプレスより出版された。 犬好きである坂上が、亡くなった愛犬のリクとの出来事を元に制作したストーリー。 5才である「ぼく」の家に、「リク」という病弱の犬のイタリアン・グレーハウンドが現れた。とても優しく、兄弟の犬たち、「ツトム」「ヨースケ」「マルちゃん」「パグゾウ」とも生活を送り、リクは元気を徐々に取り戻していく。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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