If you loved The Approach of Autumn, try Straße ohne Ende
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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 The Approach of Autumn, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Straße ohne Ende is
Madame Bovary meets Tokyo streets. Sugiko's life changes after a car accident. Carries a poignant 1930s portrait.
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