If you loved Manji, try La muchacha bajo el cielo azul
Un puente entre una película que ya has visto y una que casi nadie ha cruzado. Esto es lo que comparten, y lo que la segunda hace que la primera no hace.
Lo que comparten
Both films are directed by Yasuzō Masumura, and they both carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Manji, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What La muchacha bajo el cielo azul is
Apparently family secrets are best kept at the beach. Yuko is sent to the coastal regions to live with her grandmother. It's a coming of age story that somehow manages to be both lighthearted and dramatic.
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