If you loved The Lion Dance, try A Straightforward Boy

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.

You already loved

The Lion Dance

1936 · dir. Yasujirō Ozu

→

Try this next

A Straightforward Boy

1929 · dir. Yasujirō Ozu

What they share

Both films are directed by Yasujirō Ozu. If that's the register that drew you to The Lion Dance, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What A Straightforward Boy is

Apparently kidnap plots can go hilariously wrong. A boy is kidnapped but things do not go as planned. It turns out the kidnapper got more than he bargained for.

If you loved The Lion Dance, try A Straightforward Boy

The Lion Dance

A Straightforward Boy

What they share

What A Straightforward Boy is

Ask ChatGPT▾ChatGPTClaudeGrokLe ChatPerplexity for a deeper bridge

Ask for a deeper bridge