exploring the arcade in 投げたダイスが明日を呼ぶ (1965) aka Nageta dice ga asu o yobu (The dice you throw calls tomorrow)

This is the 2nd of 3 arcade explorations I will be doing based on a series of tweets from Sugiyama-san. (archive).

1965 - 投げたダイスが明日を呼ぶ / Nageta dice ga asu o yobu (The dice you throw calls tomorrow)

We start with a jukebox

1956 AMI Model G-80

Then we have a great scene with the bar's hostess.  While it's played for laughs, it's cool to see trans/queer depictions within Japanese cinema in the 1960s.

It also encapsulates the energy I want to bring in to 2025:  having a good party, removing the shitheads, and then singing a song about it.

If you are nerdy about consumer design, this movie is a goldmine of 60s aesthetics.

this guy's house is AMAZING mid-century modernism

roulette wheel

But our main focus is the arcade at the bowling alley.

1960 Shooting Gallery by Midway

Pausing so the vending machine fans can catch a glimpse...

Back to the games...

1964 Soccer by Williams

1962 Spinner by Bally

But wait, there's more!  Look closely at this frame, and we can see a sliver of a machine on the right.

yellow and orange colours

The this machine and the pinball machine are up against the stairs which allows us to measure the height difference.  I do not think this is an arcade game, but appears to be a machine of some type.  Maybe a vending machine?

From another angle:

Panic! At The Pepsi Machine

You have to squint and colour-correct, but it's almost visible through the Shooting Gallery glass, with a white statue just to the right of it.

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