If you loved Onibaba, try Children of Hiroshima

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Children of Hiroshima has roughly 11.4× fewer votes than Onibaba — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. 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 Kaneto Shindō, and they both carry the slow burn mood tag. If that's the register that drew you to Onibaba, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Children of Hiroshima is

You teach in a school near Hiroshima and then face the aftermath of the atomic bomb. The film leaves viewers with a sense of devastation.

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