If you loved The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail, 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
Both films are directed by Akira Kurosawa, and they both carry the slow burn mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail, 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.
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