If you loved Buddies, try Dearest
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 Yasuo Furuhata, and they both carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Buddies, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Dearest is
P.S. I Love You without the rom-com. A widower travels to his late wife's home to scatter her ashes, as she requested. He learns of a final letter she left for him. A showcase for Ken Takakura's stoic grace.
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