If you loved Rescue Me!, try Maruyama, the Middle Schooler

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

Theysit in Comedy / Drama / Fantasy territory. If that's the register that drew you to Rescue Me!, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What Maruyama, the Middle Schooler is

A pubescent boy's inner life is always good for a laugh, right? Middle-schooler Katsuya meets his new apartment complex neighbor, the aloof single dad Tatsuo. Exposure to Tatsuo helps Katsuya mature, maybe for better, maybe for worse.

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