If you loved Priest of Darkness, try Humanity and Paper Balloons
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 Sadao Yamanaka, and they both carry the slow burn mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Priest of Darkness, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
slow burn
What Humanity and Paper Balloons is
Rashomon meets The 47 Ronin. A ronin and a hairdresser intersect in a poor Edo district. Carries classic Japanese period drama.

