If you loved Shoplifters, try After the Storm
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. After the Storm has roughly 5.8× fewer votes than Shoplifters — 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
Both films are directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, and they both carry the bittersweet, foreign gem, slow burn, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Shoplifters, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What After the Storm is
Ryota’s back to busting cheating spouses. Happy hour canceled when a typhoon traps ex-wife Kyoko, their son Shingo, and his estranged mom under one roof. Three griefs weigh the same.
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