If you loved Halfway, try I Have to Buy New Shoes
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 Eriko Kitagawa, and they both carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Halfway, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What I Have to Buy New Shoes is
Love blossoms in Paris. Aoi and Sen meet and fall for each other over three days. It achieves a lighthearted romance.
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