If you loved Das Mädchen Nanami, try Dragnet Girl
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Theyboth carry the bittersweet, outsider, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Das Mädchen Nanami, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Dragnet Girl is
Ozu does his version of a gangster picture, which is to say, not very gangsterish. A yakuza tough falls for a virginal office worker, much to the chagrin of his gun moll. It's less about the crime than the emotional havoc wreaked.
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