If you loved Pale Flower, try Assassination

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Assassination has roughly 3.0× fewer votes than Pale Flower — 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.

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1964 · dir. Masahiro Shinoda

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Assassination

1964 · dir. Masahiro Shinoda

What they share

Both films are directed by Masahiro Shinoda, and they both carry the slow burn mood tag. If that's the register that drew you to Pale Flower, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

slow burn

What Assassination is

Yojimbo meets All the King's Men. A wandering samurai is pulled into a political plot as Japan struggles with Western encroachment. Shinoda's black and white widescreen images elevate a familiar story.

If you loved Pale Flower, try Assassination

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What they share

What Assassination is

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