The Woman with Red Hair
Junko Miyashita plays a mysterious hitchhiker picked up by a brute of a construction worker named Kenzo who takes her back to his run-down and cramped apartment in a not so good part of town. Claiming that she is running away from an abusive husband, she shacks up with him. In a futile attempt to escape the bleak working class surroundings, the pair engage in an obsessive erotic relationship.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | 赫い髪の女 |
| Year | 1979 |
| Country | Japan |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Tatsumi Kumashiro |
| Runtime | 73 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.9/10 (16 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film constructs a suffocating atmosphere of social claustrophobia, relying on minimalist staging and the almost physically palpable tightness of the frame. Here, eroticism becomes not a diversion, but a form of silent despair and an attempt to break through daily hopelessness.
What lingers after viewing is a heavy, raw melancholy from this tactile immersion into the world of two lost souls, for whom passion is a final way to feel alive. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Tatsumi Kumashiro
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Watch alone late at night, attuned to its slow, hypnotic rhythm. Dim lighting will enhance the intimate and bleak mood.
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