If you loved Penguin Highway, try Paulette's Chair

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Paulette's Chair has roughly 12.0× fewer votes than Penguin Highway — 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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Penguin Highway

2018 · dir. Hiroyasu Ishida

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Paulette's Chair

2014 · dir. Hiroyasu Ishida

What they share

Both films are directed by Hiroyasu Ishida, and they both carry the cozy, playful, tender mood tags, and they sit in Animation / Comedy territory. If that's the register that drew you to Penguin Highway, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Paulette's Chair is

Paulette sits alone with her doll. A magical chair whisks her away. It deposits her among other kids, solving her social woes.

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