If you loved Crying Out Love in the Center of the World, try GO

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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2004 · dir. Isao Yukisada

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2001 · dir. Isao Yukisada

What they share

Both films are directed by Isao Yukisada, and they both carry the bittersweet, foreign gem, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Crying Out Love in the Center of the World, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What GO is

Here we have a film about identity, as if there aren't enough of those. A Korean-Japanese teen grapples with prejudice and alienation. At least it's probably useful for high school teachers.

If you loved Crying Out Love in the Center of the World, try GO

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