If you loved Ecstasy of the Angels, try A Pool Without Water
Eine Brücke zwischen einem Film, den du schon gesehen hast, und einem, den kaum jemand kennt. Das teilen sie, und was der zweite macht, was der erste nicht macht.
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Both films are directed by Kōji Wakamatsu, and they both carry the raw mood tag, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Ecstasy of the Angels, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What A Pool Without Water is
Here's a film that thinks it's about something. Our man, a railway worker, rescues a woman, discovers a knock-out drug, and descends into violent crime. It's a Kōji Wakamatsu film, so we know exactly the kind of "ideas" it's interested in.
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