If you loved Female Teacher: Dirty Afternoon, try Dog in a Sidecar
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 Kichitaro Negishi, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Female Teacher: Dirty Afternoon, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Dog in a Sidecar is
*Au Revoir les Enfants* without WWII. A woman helping at a fishing pond meets a girl who reminds her of her childhood self. The film quietly considers how the past subtly informs the present.

