If you loved Death by Hanging, try Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Diary of a Shinjuku Thief has roughly 3.6× fewer votes than Death by Hanging — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. 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 Nagisa Ōshima, and they both carry the outsider mood tag, and they sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Death by Hanging, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Diary of a Shinjuku Thief is
A pickpocket's confession reads like a manga in this neon-soaked Tokyo quarter. A bookstore clerk with a side hustle in shoplifting crosses paths with a kabuki performer moonlighting as a thief. The trio's light-fingered romance lingers like cigarette smoke.
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