If you loved The Balloon, try A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
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 Yūzō Kawashima, and they both carry the outsider mood tag. If that's the register that drew you to The Balloon, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era is
Here's a film that perhaps overestimates the appeal of its protagonist. A freeloader gets stuck in a pleasure house at the end of the shogunate. He then schemes his way into a living there. It's a character study, for those who like that sort of character.
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