If you loved After the Flowers, try A Tale of Samurai Cooking
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
Theysit in Drama / History territory. If that's the register that drew you to After the Flowers, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What A Tale of Samurai Cooking is
Shakespeare in Love with sashimi. A young woman with peerless culinary skills is pressured into marrying the aloof son of a noble family, whose passions lie elsewhere. The food looks amazing, and the tensions simmer.

