If you loved maboroshi, try The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes
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 atmospheric, cozy, devastating, foreign gem mood tags, and they sit in Animation / Drama / Fantasy / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to maboroshi, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes is
The film promises another summer of tunnel metaphors and emotional bargain bins. Kaoru and Anzu team up to bargain with a magical tunnel whose receipts always come due. It barters nostalgia in installments but forgets to itemize the interest.
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