If you loved Kabei: Our Mother, try Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
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. 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 Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp is
The first entry in the longest film series ever made introduces a lovable rogue. Tora returns home for the first time in decades, unintentionally disrupting his sister's upcoming marriage. It is hard to imagine anyone watching all fifty Tora-san movies.
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