If you loved 100 Years of Japanese Cinema, try History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess

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100 Years of Japanese Cinema

1995 · dir. Nagisa Ōshima

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History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess

1970 · dir. Shōhei Imamura

What they share

Theyboth carry the bittersweet mood tag, and they sit in Documentary / History territory. If that's the register that drew you to 100 Years of Japanese Cinema, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess is

Rashomon meets nightlife documentary. Etsuko recounts postwar Japan. Imamura carries this era study.

If you loved 100 Years of Japanese Cinema, try History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess

100 Years of Japanese Cinema

History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess

What they share

What History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess is

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