The Glass Bottom Boat

The Glass Bottom Boat 1966

6.20

Bruce Templeton (Rod Taylor) is uitvinder van noviteiten en hoofd van een onderzoekslaboratorium. Hij raakt geïnteresseerd in de onhandige maar aantrekkelijke publiciteitsmedewerker Jennifer Nelson (Doris Day), die hij als biografe meesleept. Vanwege een geheim project is er een spion in de buurt en een bewaker denkt dat zij dat is, iets dat steeds meer mensen beginnen te geloven. Ondertussen ontstaat er een romance tussen Bruce en Jennifer.

1966

Shitamachi Rocket

Shitamachi Rocket 2015

7.70

Tsukuda Kohei was once a researcher with the Aerospace and Science Exploration Agency and now runs Tsukuda Industries, a small factory which was left by his father. Although his relationship with his teenage daughter Rina is somewhat strained, business at Tsukuda Industries has gradually started to improve. But Tsukuda puts too much effort into his dream of developing a rocket engine and business declines little by little. One day, a major client suddenly declares that it is dropping Tsukuda Industries. Then, Tsukuda Industries gets sued by a big rival company, Nakashima Industries, for patent infringement. Tsukuda Industries’ reputation is hurt and financing from banks is also in a desperate situation. In the midst of this, Teikoku Heavy Industries, one of Japan’s leading corporations, offers to buy a patent which Tsukuda Industries possesses for 2 billion yen

2015