The Invention of Dr. NakaMats
Nov 08, 2009 | IMDB 5.2
57 min Watch NowDocumentary
NakaMats is an unlikely character made for the movies, an eccentric 80-year-old Japanese inventor responsible for 3,357 inventions, including the floppy disk. With his deadpan English and impeccable comic timing, he provides nonstop laughs— utterly nutty, but also a paean to the spirit of human invention.
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