If you loved The Village, try A Trap
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 Yoji Yamada, and they both carry the bittersweet mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Village, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What A Trap is
A spring train rattles through Kyushu, Kiriko clutching her brother’s bloodstained letter. The Tokyo lawyer stares at the fee sheet then at her empty purse. She sells the last kimono and buys a razor.

