If you loved A Man, try Gukoroku - Traces of Sin
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 Kei Ishikawa, and they sit in Drama / Thriller territory. If that's the register that drew you to A Man, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Gukoroku - Traces of Sin is
The dormitory’s fluorescent hum, winter. Tanaka’s sister’s empty bunk, phone calls from jail. An editor assigns him a cold murder. The father’s tie, the mother’s spilled tea, the child’s unplayed piano keys. He digs through lies like broken glass until the family’s smiles peel back, sticky with rot. A Fassbender thriller with less punch than bruises.

