If you loved A Last Note, try Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

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 Kaneto Shindō, and they both carry the tender mood tag. If that's the register that drew you to A Last Note, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director is

Kenji Mizoguchi meets his collaborators. Interviews with everyone who worked with him salt 1975 film excerpts and stills to chart a career. Shindo’s film asks who the man behind the camera really was.

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