If you loved The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky, try The Idiot
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
Theyboth carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What The Idiot is
Apparently someone thought Dostoevsky needed a snowy backdrop. Kameda arrives in Hokkaidō and gets entangled in a complicated web of relationships. His compassion only makes things messier, naturally.

