If you loved Ako, try Basara: The Princess Goh
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 Hiroshi Teshigahara, and they both carry the slow burn mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Ako, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Basara: The Princess Goh is
Seven Samurai without swords. Tea master Furuta Oribe is caught in a power struggle after his mentor is murdered. Princess Goh seeks justice. It's a handsome footnote to a legendary director's late career.
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