If you loved River, try To Sleep So as to Dream

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. To Sleep So as to Dream has roughly 7.4× fewer votes than River — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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River

2023 · dir. Junta Yamaguchi

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To Sleep So as to Dream

1986 · dir. Kaizo Hayashi

What they share

Theyboth carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Comedy / Fantasy territory. If that's the register that drew you to River, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

playful

What To Sleep So as to Dream is

Foggy Tokyo streets at dusk a lone saxophone wails Aging actress hires detective duo A product of 80s Japanese New Wave.

If you loved River, try To Sleep So as to Dream

River

To Sleep So as to Dream

What they share

What To Sleep So as to Dream is

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