If you loved Franz Kafka's a Country Doctor, try The Old Crocodile

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. The Old Crocodile has roughly 5.3× fewer votes than Franz Kafka's a Country Doctor — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Franz Kafka's a Country Doctor

2007 · dir. Koji Yamamura

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The Old Crocodile

2005 · dir. Koji Yamamura

What they share

Both films are directed by Koji Yamamura, and they sit in Animation territory. If that's the register that drew you to Franz Kafka's a Country Doctor, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What The Old Crocodile is

An ancient reptile learns family dinners have consequences. His clan finally exiles him after one too many seated meals. The moral: never skip the appetizer.

If you loved Franz Kafka's a Country Doctor, try The Old Crocodile

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What they share

What The Old Crocodile is

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