If you loved Dancing Girl, try Flunky, Work Hard!
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 Mikio Naruse, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Dancing Girl, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Flunky, Work Hard! is
Oh, to be a father whose greatest sales tool is a fist. A struggling insurance peddler watches his kid brawl daily, each scrap endangering their last thread of income. It’s less a career path than a full-contact sport.

