If you loved Combustible, try Like the Clouds, Like the Wind

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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Combustible

2012 · dir. Katsuhiro Otomo

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Like the Clouds, Like the Wind

1990 · dir. Hisayuki Toriumi

What they share

Theysit in Animation / History territory. If that's the register that drew you to Combustible, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What Like the Clouds, Like the Wind is

Ginga leaves her rural life to chase imperial romance. She joins other women vying for the emperor's favor. Her enthusiasm often backfires, but it might just save the emperor.

If you loved Combustible, try Like the Clouds, Like the Wind

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Like the Clouds, Like the Wind

What they share

What Like the Clouds, Like the Wind is

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