If you loved Kabei: Our Mother, try The Hidden Blade
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 Yoji Yamada, and they both carry the bittersweet, foreign gem, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Kabei: Our Mother, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What The Hidden Blade is
Oh, the samurai with a crush. A well-born swordsman falls for a peasant, then gets ordered to stab his best friend—classic loyalty test. The film spends most of its runtime wondering which hurts more: the heart or the blade.
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