If you loved The Return of Doctor X, try The Chasing World
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. The Chasing World has roughly 3.0× fewer votes than The Return of Doctor X — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theysit in Horror / Mystery / Science Fiction territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Return of Doctor X, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What The Chasing World is
Rooftop, midday. A dropped phone. High school student Tatsuya wakes to a world altered: armed soldiers patrol the streets, hunting anyone named Sato. He joins a band of rebels, all strangers, all bearing the same cursed name. Shibata’s dystopian thriller offers a streamlined riff on paranoia.

