If you loved Executive Koala, try Shrill Cries of Summer

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

Theyboth carry the surreal mood tag, and they sit in Comedy / Drama / Horror territory. If that's the register that drew you to Executive Koala, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Shrill Cries of Summer is

Morning mist clings to pine needles outside Keiichi’s farmhouse windows. Three schoolgirls leave cicada shells on his doorstep like offerings. They laugh when he picks one up. By July, cicadas scream louder in his dreams than outside.

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