If you loved Wanee & Junah, try Asako in Ruby Shoes

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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Wanee & Junah

2001 · dir. Kim Yong-gyun

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Asako in Ruby Shoes

2000 · dir. E J-yong

What they share

Theysit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Wanee & Junah, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What Asako in Ruby Shoes is

Apparently culture shock is the new black. Asako navigates life between Korea and Japan. It somehow makes a mess of borders and belonging look endearing.

If you loved Wanee & Junah, try Asako in Ruby Shoes

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