If you loved August in the Water, try 1/2 Man
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. 1/2 Man has roughly 3.3× fewer votes than August in the Water — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. 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 Gakuryu Ishii, and they both carry the atmospheric, foreign gem, neon soaked mood tags. If that's the register that drew you to August in the Water, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What 1/2 Man is
This is Spinal Tap without the jokes. Einstürzende Neubauten tours Japan in 1985, and Gakuryu Ishii documents their industrial noise. It's a singular record of a singular band.
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