If you loved L'âme du samouraï, try Le Samouraï du crépuscule
Un pont entre un film que tu as déjà vu et un que peu de gens ont croisé. Voici ce qu'ils partagent, et ce que le second fait que le premier ne fait pas.
Ce qu'ils partagent
Both films are directed by Yoji Yamada, and they both carry the bittersweet, foreign gem, slow burn, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to L'âme du samouraï, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Le Samouraï du crépuscule is
Here's a film determined to make samurai seem tedious. Down-on-his-luck Seibei is ordered to duel a former friend, while his daughter hopes he will marry a lovely woman. The film certainly makes you consider the Meiji era's social changes.
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