If you loved Kikujiro, try Fireworks
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 Takeshi Kitano, 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 Kikujiro, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
bittersweetforeign gemtender
What Fireworks is
You work as a detective in a corrupt world. But then desperation sets in. The film leaves Nishi in a precarious state.
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