If you loved Hanging Garden, try Blue Spring
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 Toshiaki Toyoda, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Hanging Garden, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Blue Spring is
Kujo inherits a high-school yakuza crown he never wanted then realizes the crown weighs more than the gang. A sullen senior trails his every move while a girl’s unspoken stare keeps the balance. Youths orbit violence like fish in a bowl that’s slowly running dry.

