Films like The Kirishima Thing.

The Kirishima Thing (2012) reads as Neutral, steady, measured drama / youth, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

Clouds of Sils Maria (2014) poster
1. Clouds of Sils Maria2014

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Love & Mercy (2014) poster
2. Love & Mercy2014

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

My Golden Days (2015) poster
3. My Golden Days2015

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Misplaced World (2015) poster
4. The Misplaced World2015

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Lust Stories (2018) poster
5. Lust Stories2018

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Tickets (2005) poster
6. Tickets2005

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Bellamy (2009) poster
7. Bellamy2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me (2012) poster
8. Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me2012

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Selamat Pagi, Malam (2014) poster
9. Selamat Pagi, Malam2014

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Dear Doctor (2009) poster
10. Dear Doctor2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Gemini (2017)2017
11. Gemini2017

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Side by Side (2012) (2012) poster
12. Side by Side2012

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

These are The Kirishima Thing’s neighbours — where are yours?

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