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.

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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