If you loved The Bird People in China, try Young Thugs: Nostalgia
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Young Thugs: Nostalgia has roughly 5.2× fewer votes than The Bird People in China — 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 Takashi Miike, and they both carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Bird People in China, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Young Thugs: Nostalgia is
Takashi Miike looks back on his work with nostalgia. A young boy navigates home and school life. It's a surprisingly tender coming of age story.
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