If you loved Hiruko the Goblin, try The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo
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 Shinya Tsukamoto, and they both carry the surreal mood tag, and they sit in Comedy / Horror territory. If that's the register that drew you to Hiruko the Goblin, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo is
A summer afternoon in Tokyo, the hum of vending machines. A boy feels something heavy crack through his spine like a branch splitting under snow. By dusk the lattice of power lines sprouts from his shoulder blades. Shadows lengthen across an empty playground. Steel fangs flash in the glow of flickering neon. Each spark between them promises a new sunrise. A fever dream of 1987 cyberpunk manga.
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