If you loved Tales of a Golden Geisha, try The Last Dance
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 Jūzō Itami, and they both carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Tales of a Golden Geisha, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What The Last Dance is
Here's a film about a film director facing his final edit. Buhei, a celebrated filmmaker, confronts a terminal diagnosis while shooting what might be his last picture. Itami seems to suggest that even artists can't direct their own exits.
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