If you loved The Morning Sun Shines, try Oyuki the Virgin
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 Kenji Mizoguchi, and they both carry the outsider mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Morning Sun Shines, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Oyuki the Virgin is
পথিক: Seven Samurai without swords. Two geishas escape civil war with nobles. The women's virtue contrasts with the elite's moral failings. Mizoguchi's social critique simmers beneath the surface.

