If you loved Romance & Cigarettes, try Princess Raccoon
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Princess Raccoon has roughly 9.8× fewer votes than Romance & Cigarettes — 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.
What they share
Theyboth carry the cozy mood tag, and they sit in Comedy / Music / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Romance & Cigarettes, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Princess Raccoon is
Suzuki directs, so of course there's a princess raccoon. A banished prince falls for a raccoon dog princess disguised as human. What follows is an operetta, with singing, dancing, and love. It is exactly what you think it is.
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