If you loved The Makioka Sisters, try 47 Ronin

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 Kon Ichikawa, and they both carry the bittersweet, foreign gem mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Makioka Sisters, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What 47 Ronin is

You serve a young clan lord in feudal Japan and then his forced suicide sets you on a path of vengeance, the director's lens frames their loyalty.

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