Tatsumi KUMASHIRO

The Woman With Red Hair

赫い髪の女

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Construction workers Kozo and Takao rape their boss’s daughter. While she gets pregnant and asks Takao to marry her, Kozo starts an affair with a mysterious red-haired woman, spending days of desperate sex in his shabby flat. Often regarded as KUMASHIRO’s best work, this bleak drama garnered many awards.

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The Woman With Red Hair (NC 2017)

赫い髪の女
Akai kami no onna

Japan 1979

73 minutes

Director
Tatsumi KUMASHIRO

Script
Haruhiko ARAI based on a novel by Kenji NAKAGAMI

Cinematography
Yonezo MAEDA

Production
Nikkatsu

World sales
Nikkatsu

Cast
Junko MIYASHITA, Renji ISHIBASHI, AKO, Kai ATO, Noboru MITANI

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