If you loved A Distant Cry from Spring, try The Yellow Handkerchief
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Both films are directed by Yoji Yamada, and they both carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to A Distant Cry from Spring, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What The Yellow Handkerchief is
A newly minted ex-convict sets off across Hokkaido with two unlikely companions to solicit a yellow handkerchief from his estranged spouse. Ten days on the road, one yellow hankie, and a trio of strangers who might just outlast the marriage. The real journey proves the reunion was never the point.
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