If you loved The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka, try New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line
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 Yasuzō Masumura, and they both carry the slow burn mood tag. If that's the register that drew you to The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line is
Arits meets M*A*S*H in the snow. A tired corporal in remote Manchuria coasts on failure, counting days to discharge. One order forces him to choose between survival and the men who’ve kept him alive.
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