If you loved Journey to the Shore, try The Girl in the Sun
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
Theyboth carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama / Fantasy / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Journey to the Shore, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What The Girl in the Sun is
Here's a film that's not afraid to ask: can true love bloom between a realtor and a solar flare? Kosuke reconnects with Mao, his awkward classmate, and they plan their wedding. But she's got a mysterious illness involving sunlight. It really commits to its central conceit.

