If you loved Port of Flowers, try The Ballad of Narayama
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 Keisuke Kinoshita, and they both carry the bittersweet mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Port of Flowers, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What The Ballad of Narayama is
Tokugawa era social commentary meets folk tale. A remote village practices a harsh tradition. Orin's calm acceptance carries the film.

