Underwater Love
Directed by Shinji Imaoka
Produced by INTERFILM, Kokuei Company
A whimsical, sexually playful musical fantasy-romance that uses reincarnation and folklore to explore second chances at love across impossible circumstances.
35-year-old Asuka works in a lakeside fish factory. She’s about to be married to her boss, Taki, but one day, she encounters a kappa – a water sprite found in Japanese folklore – and learns that the creature is in fact the reborn form of Aoki, an old crush who’d drowned when they were 17.
Essence
Ensemble
Like Underwater Love
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Underwater Love
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Underwater Love, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Underwater Love, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Underwater Love, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
