If you loved Wife, try Repast
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 Mikio Naruse, and they both carry the cult, foreign gem mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Wife, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Repast is
Dry widow meets feline guest. Kin’s sudden stay in post-war Osaka cracks a marriage no one admits is hollow. The cousin leaves; the woman stays, spinning gold from the wreckage.
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