Underplayed Gems

PINTA

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Genre
drama television series
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 series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Two sisters inherit a traditional Japanese restaurant in Tokyo's old downtown after their father dies suddenly. Staff quit one by one leaving only the head chef, and three rough teenage boys show up claiming to be the father's sons. The story follows the wild complications that arise as the sisters try to keep the restaurant going.

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What happens

びんたは、TBS系列で1990年1月9日〜3月27日に放送されたテレビドラマ。現在までDVD化などはされていない。 コンパニオンの赤木ひばり(賀来千香子)と学生の赤木つばめ(高岡早紀)は東京の下町・深川にある老舗料亭の姉妹。父親の四郎(高松英郎)が急死し、店を継ぐことになる。しかし、従業員は次々と店を辞めていき、残ったのは花板の清次郎(梅宮辰夫)だけになってしまった。店を畳もうとするひばり。そこへ突然、四郎の息子と名乗る三人の粗暴な少年(幕末塾=咲輝、鼓太郎、左鈴気)が訪ねてきた。下町の料亭を舞台に巻き起こる、とんでもない大騒動の幕開けであった。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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