If you loved Ride Your Wave, try Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
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 Masaaki Yuasa, and they both carry the atmospheric, cozy, foreign gem mood tags, and they sit in Animation / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Ride Your Wave, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Night Is Short, Walk On Girl is
Nightlife antics ensue with a dash of surrealism. A university student's night out involves a series of strange encounters. It's all very quirky and endearing.
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