If you loved A Certain Killer, try Zatoichi and the Doomed Man

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Kazuo Mori, and they both carry the raw mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to A Certain Killer, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Zatoichi and the Doomed Man is

You befriend a doomed man in prison and he asks for your help to prove his innocence but events draw you in deeper. The director balances action and drama.

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