Underplayed Gems

Kinenju

Kinenju poster
Original title
記念樹
Genre
drama television series
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 1 episode
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

An orphanage caretaker receives a cherry sapling from children when she leaves to get married. Years later after her husband dies in an accident she returns to the orphanage. Former children visit her and each brings their own life story.

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What happens

『記念樹』(きねんじゅ)は、TBS系列の「木下恵介劇場」(大正製薬一社提供)にて放送されたテレビドラマ。第9回児童福祉文化賞〈放送(テレビ番組)部門〉受賞作品。優秀映画鑑賞会推薦。日本PTA全国協議会推薦。 横浜の養護施設「あかつき子供園」の園児たちは、結婚して施設を去ることになった保母・池貝園子に小さな桜の苗木を贈る。その桜は、園子にとっても園を巣立った子供たちにとっても、何物にも代えがたい“記念樹”となった。15年後、交通事故で夫を亡くした園子は、あかつき子供園に戻っていた。園子の境遇を知ったかつての子供たちが相次いで園を訪れるが、15年の歳月はかつての子供たちの周囲を大きく変えていた……。毎回完結のストーリーの中に、彼らひとりひとりの人生の姿を映しながら、様々なエピソードを綴る、ヒューマニズムと善意に満ちた物語。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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