If you loved Passing Fancy, try A Straightforward Boy

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 Yasujirō Ozu, and they sit in Comedy territory. If that's the register that drew you to Passing Fancy, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What A Straightforward Boy is

Apparently kidnap plots can go hilariously wrong. A boy is kidnapped but things do not go as planned. It turns out the kidnapper got more than he bargained for.

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