If you loved The Great Yokai War, try Fudoh: The New Generation
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 Takashi Miike, and they both carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Action / Comedy territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Great Yokai War, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Fudoh: The New Generation is
A late-night karaoke booth rings with teenage laughter. A father presses a knife to his son’s throat. The boy who escapes swears vengeance in a classroom of daggers and diagrams. The sons return with younger knives.

