If you loved Even Though I Don't Like It, try Yuriko's Aroma
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 Kōta Yoshida, and they both carry the sexy mood tag, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Even Though I Don't Like It, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Yuriko's Aroma is
A film about repressed urges, though perhaps not repressed enough. An aromatherapist becomes erotically fixated on a teenage boy's sweaty scent while trying to fend off the advances of a client. It's a small film that knows exactly what it is.
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