If you loved Blues Harp, try The Guys from Paradise

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 Takashi Miike, and they both carry the raw mood tag, and they sit in Crime / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Blues Harp, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Guys from Paradise is

You rent a rental car to drive three ex-cons from Tokyo to Fukuoka. They’re on parole but need to claim a body first. The highway hums with neon motels and endless rain. An American detective tails you from Nagoya. Miike’s camera lingers on vending-machine glow like it’s charting a country half in shadow.

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