River (2023)
- Original title
- リバー、流れないでよ
- Directed by
- Junta Yamaguchi
- Genre
- comedy film, science fiction film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 112 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
A group of people at a traditional Japanese inn find themselves trapped in a two-minute time loop. They must work together to understand the loop and find a way to break it.
lightheartedquirkywhimsicaltime-loopcomedicunderstatedplayfulpuzzle-like
What happens
River (Japanese: リバー、流れないでよ, romanized: ribā, nagarenaide yo, lit. 'River, Don't Flow') is a 2023 Japanese comedy film directed by Junta Yamaguchi, written by Makoto Ueda, and starring Riko Fujitani. It was produced by Europe Kikaku. The film shares much of the same cast as Ueda and Yamaguchi's 2020 film Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes, which also involves a time-travel plot. Set in an old ryokan in the village of Kibune in winter, the movie follows the story of a group of people who get caught in a repeating two-minute loop. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (2020)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.