If you loved Talking the Pictures, try Fancy Dance
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 Masayuki Suō, and they sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Talking the Pictures, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Fancy Dance is
A fish-out-of-water comedy, with chanting. Yohei, a punk rocker, reluctantly trains as a Buddhist monk to inherit his family's temple. His old life then beckons when his girlfriend arrives. It's a solid culture-clash movie, and a reminder that some inheritances are more trouble than they're worth.

