If you loved I Have to Buy New Shoes, try A Boy and His Samurai

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I Have to Buy New Shoes

2012 · dir. Eriko Kitagawa

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Theyboth carry the tender mood tag, and they sit in Comedy / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to I Have to Buy New Shoes, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What A Boy and His Samurai is

A time-traveling samurai ends up in modern-day Tokyo, where he bonds with a single mom and her son over an unexpected talent. The sword-for-hire swaps steel for sprinkles to win hearts. One suspects his katana would’ve been safer in the kitchen.

If you loved I Have to Buy New Shoes, try A Boy and His Samurai

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If you loved I Have to Buy New Shoes, try A Boy and His Samurai

I Have to Buy New Shoes

A Boy and His Samurai

What they share

What A Boy and His Samurai is

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