If you loved Sueños cotidianos, try La hija adoptiva
Un puente entre una película que ya has visto y una que casi nadie ha cruzado. Esto es lo que comparten, y lo que la segunda hace que la primera no hace.
Lo que comparten
Both films are directed by Mikio Naruse, and they both carry the bittersweet, foreign gem, outsider, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Sueños cotidianos, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What La hija adoptiva is
A Hollywood actress returns to Tokyo to reclaim her abandoned daughter with her gangster brother’s help. A private investigation and bill-collecting firm finds evidence of fraudulent claims against a client. The resulting custody battle exposes the brittle contract of motherhood.
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