If you loved L'Étang du démon, try Double suicide à Amijima
Un pont entre un film que tu as déjà vu et un que peu de gens ont croisé. Voici ce qu'ils partagent, et ce que le second fait que le premier ne fait pas.
Ce qu'ils partagent
Both films are directed by Masahiro Shinoda, and they sit in Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to L'Étang du démon, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Double suicide à Amijima is
Shinoda here seems to be testing how far you can push a love story using stagehands in full view. Instead of behaving himself, a married paper merchant falls for a courtesan. This leads to financial and familial problems, which you might expect.
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