If you loved A Madder Red, try The Great Passage

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.

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Both films are directed by Yuya Ishii, and they both carry the bittersweet, foreign gem, slow burn, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to A Madder Red, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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If you loved A Madder Red, try The Great Passage

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If you loved A Madder Red, try The Great Passage

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What The Great Passage is

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