If you loved Flowing, try A Wanderer's Notebook
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Both films are directed by Mikio Naruse, and they both carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Flowing, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What A Wanderer's Notebook is
Womanhood without security. A writer in old Japan bounces between exploitative lovers and soul-killing jobs. Hideko Takamine, always superb, elevates this familiar story of artistic struggle.
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