If you loved Ecstasy of the Angels, try A Pool Without Water
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 Kōji Wakamatsu, and they both carry the sexy mood tag, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Ecstasy of the Angels, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What A Pool Without Water is
Here's a film that thinks it's about something. Our man, a railway worker, rescues a woman, discovers a knock-out drug, and descends into violent crime. It's a Kōji Wakamatsu film, so we know exactly the kind of "ideas" it's interested in.
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