If you loved He Won't Kill, She Won't Die, try Love for Beginners

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He Won't Kill, She Won't Die

2019 · dir. Keiichi Kobayashi

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Theyboth carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Comedy / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to He Won't Kill, She Won't Die, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Love for Beginners is

Here's a film that asks: what if a wallflower got a makeover and a boyfriend? Tsubaki is a shy hairdresser targeted by the school playboy, Kyota, and somehow they begin dating. That he's a cad is something the film can't quite overcome.

If you loved He Won't Kill, She Won't Die, try Love for Beginners

He Won't Kill, She Won't Die

Love for Beginners

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What Love for Beginners is

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If you loved He Won't Kill, She Won't Die, try Love for Beginners

He Won't Kill, She Won't Die

Love for Beginners

What they share

What Love for Beginners is

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