If you loved The Neighbour's Wife and Mine, try Where Chimneys Are Seen
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 Heinosuke Gosho, and they both carry the tender mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Neighbour's Wife and Mine, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Where Chimneys Are Seen is
Tokyo Story without the long train rides. Two struggling couples and their families try to maintain their dignity amid the daily grind of factory work. A warm, humanist portrait of postwar life.

