If you loved Proof of the Man, try Sakurada Gate Incident
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 Junya Satō, and they both carry the foreign gem, raw mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Proof of the Man, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Sakurada Gate Incident is
You serve as a samurai in the Mito Domain, but then a fateful event unfolds. The film leaves Seki Tetsunosuke grappling with consequences.
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