If you loved I Have to Buy New Shoes, try Halfway
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 I Have to Buy New Shoes, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Halfway is
Apparently high school love can be a real obstacle course. Hiro's new romance with Shu is threatened by his impending departure to college. It's a long distance relationship before it even starts.
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