If you loved The Chef of South Polar, try University of Laughs

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.

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The Chef of South Polar

2009 · dir. Shuichi Okita

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University of Laughs

2004 · dir. Mamoru Hoshi

What they share

Theysit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Chef of South Polar, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What University of Laughs is

The censors in pre-war Japan thought comedy could be standardized. A playwright resisted, then compromised, then outmaneuvered. The system got a script it didn’t know how to censor.

If you loved The Chef of South Polar, try University of Laughs

The Chef of South Polar

University of Laughs

What they share

What University of Laughs is

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