If you loved Little Peach, try Dancing Girl
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 Mikio Naruse, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Little Peach, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Dancing Girl is
Brief Encounter without the stiff upper lip. A writer and his ballet-instructor wife have quietly circled a long-simmering marital crisis. The arrival of a catalyst forces the couple to finally reckon with the state of their union. A minor key study of mid-century resignation.

