If you loved Dear Etranger, try Bread of Happiness
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 Yukiko Mishima, and they both carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Dear Etranger, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Bread of Happiness is
Here's a film about leaving the big city for a simpler life. A Tokyo couple opens a bakery café in Hokkaido. They bake and cook, and everyone is happy. It seems to function as an advertisement for Hokkaido tourism.
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