The Invention of Dr. Nakamats
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Dr. NakaMats is the utterly fantastic and eccentric 80-year-old Japanese inventor responsible for 3,357 inventions, including the floppy disk. NakaMats is an unlikely character made for the movies, with his deadpan English and impeccable comic timing. About his Love Jet potion, he says: "I've tested more than 10,000 women. Of course, I'm not doing the sex. I'm checking meters." At a conference, he leads a sing-along of a ditty he penned to memorialize the seven hours of snow shoveling he once did to get to a university class.
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At FilmBuff, we embrace delightful eccentricities and ingenuity. Upon viewing this documentary about the unique inventor Dr. NakaMats, we saw that he was equal parts crazy, genius, delusional and influential, making him the perfect subject for a movie. We aren't saying he's the most engaging subjects ever filmed, but we definitely rank him high on our list.

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57 mins -
Cast:
  • Dr. NakaMats
    ... Himself
Crew:
  • Director:
    Kaspar Astrup Schr
  • Writer:
    Kaspar Astrup Schr
  • Producers:
    Mette Heide
Film Festivals:
  • Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
  • San Francisco International Film Festival
Production Company:
Det Danske Filminstitut
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