I saw this pop up on Netflix somehow. Related movies or something. I needed something to watch for an hour last night and since this clocked in at 57 minutes I gave it a try.
Dr. Nakamatsu is pretty fucking awesome. He holds over 3500 patents in Japan, including the floppy disc. He's a true genius, as his inventions span an incredible range of products and ideas. Some are very scientific or mechanical like his water-powered engine, and others are more bizarre. Speaking of which, Dr. Nakamatsu is a bizarre character himself. He sleeps 4 hours a day maximum, he starves himself of oxygen to spur brain activity, and he eats one meal a day. He expects to live to be 144.
You should see how he determines whether or not a camera is good quality or not.
It's weird, b/c the doc seems to be a genuinely respected inventor and innovator, but he does some pretty wacky things that you would think would compromise people's perception of him in a negative fashion.
I think the film is worth watching for the opening credits alone. I thought they were fucking sweet. Real cool typographic treatment. It's only an hour. Pretty interesting stuff. And funny.
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