If you loved Children, try Tokyo Chorus

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.

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Children

2011 · dir. Takuya Okada, Naoki Izutsu, Takahiro Miyauchi, Temari Kondo

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Tokyo Chorus

1931 · dir. Yasujirō Ozu

What they share

Theyboth carry the tender mood tag. If that's the register that drew you to Children, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Tokyo Chorus is

Ozu takes on the hardships of 1930s Japan, so you know it will be a laugh riot. A newly unemployed white-collar worker must find a way to support his wife and children. It's a simple story, told with the director's usual restraint.

If you loved Children, try Tokyo Chorus

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What they share

What Tokyo Chorus is

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