An Introduction to the Actual Condition of Taiwan
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
This film is a silent documentary made in 1907 by the Japanese government. It shows scenes of Taiwan's cities, infrastructure, and agriculture to portray the benefits of Japanese rule.
historicalpropagandisticinstructionalslow-pacedblack-and-whiteobservationalofficialdated
What happens
An Introduction to the Actual Condition of Taiwan(台湾実況紹介) is the first film ever made in Taiwan. It was commissioned by the Japanese authorities to director Toyojirō Takamatsu (1872–1952) in 1907, twelve years after Japan occupied Taiwan, as a propaganda movie showing the progress of Taiwan under Japanese rule. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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