19 (2001)

- Directed by
- Kazushi Watanabe

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 university student is snatched by a group of aimless young men driving around. They demand no money and have no real plan, just killing time at stores and arcades. Over time the abused student becomes drawn to their tight friendship and starts to shift from captive to partner.
tenseunsettlingslow-burnbleakclaustrophobicdarkambiguouspsychologically intense
More like this
Das Experiment (2001)
Captive Files I (2002)
Blind Heat (2001)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
In Pursuit (2001)
Black Point (2001)
Mary Higgins Clark's 'Loves Music, Loves to Dance' (2001)
Ao to Shiro de Mizuiro (2001)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.
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