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Cinematic Liars of Asahi-za

2021 · 114 min Drama
6.0 / 10 · TMDB

Movie theater Asahiza has existed for almost a 100 years in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture. Unlike other theaters, Asahiza plays old films and doesn't get a lot of customers. The manger of Asahiza, Yasuzo Morita, finally decides to close down the theater. When he is about to burn the old 35 mm films, a young woman named Rika Motegi suddenly appears and tries to stop him. Rika Motegi came to Minamisoma from Tokyo to save Asahiza.

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Original Title 浜の朝日の嘘つきどもと
Year 2021
Country Japan
Genre Drama
Director Yuki Tanada
Runtime 114 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.0/10 (2 votes)

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The film constructs a quiet duel between weary pragmatism and a stubborn belief in cinema's magic. It explores the fate of a memory palace in the age of digital streaming, relying on the tangible weight of physical film reels.

What lingers after the final reel is a profound, aching sense of nostalgia for the communal ritual of watching light pass through celluloid. A gentle ode to places that hold time. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Yuki Tanada

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Brew tea, settle in for a quiet evening, and let its contemplative pace wash over you like a memory.

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