If you loved The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes, try Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

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.

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The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes

2005 · dir. Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay

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Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

2001 · dir. Shōhei Imamura

What they share

Theyboth carry the bittersweet mood tag, and they sit in Drama / Fantasy / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Warm Water Under a Red Bridge is

Imamura again asks: what if libido was a superpower? The hapless salaryman Yousuke travels to the Japan seaside to find a lost treasure, and instead finds Saori, who overflows with warm water when aroused. It's a deeply silly film that still gets away with something.

If you loved The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes, try Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

What they share

What Warm Water Under a Red Bridge is

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