If you loved A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth, try School Days with a Pig
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 Tetsu Maeda, and they both carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What School Days with a Pig is
Apparently, someone thought pigs and puberty made a great combo. A class raises a pig for slaughter. It gets awkward.

