/jp/ - Otaku Culture

watched Imamura Shohei's The Eel most recently. I have been trying to track down a decent quality of that film for like 2 years and finally found a good torrent.
It was pretty enjoyable; I like particularly the colors choices, the cinematography, and how a wide group of interesting characters start to flock around the barber shop. There's some fucked up stuff, but it's mostly an enjoyable picture that I would compare with Northern Exposure, if anyone has seen that.
Could anyone recommend me something similar, from Imamura or otherwise? I like movies with these quaint little towns and the eclectic but well-meaning people in them.