If you loved Japanese Girls Never Die, try Afro Tanaka

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 Daigo Matsui, and they both carry the outsider mood tag, and they sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Japanese Girls Never Die, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Afro Tanaka is

Afro Tanaka is a film with a hairdo that steals the show. Hiroshi Tanaka moves to Tokyo for freedom. His love life is still a work in progress at 24.

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