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Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

Original title: Akai hashi no shita no nurui mizu
  • 2001
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
2.7K
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Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)
A down-and-out businessman travels to a seaside town, where he meets a woman with unusual sexual powers.
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A down-and-out businessman travels to a seaside town, where he meets a woman with unusual sexual powers.A down-and-out businessman travels to a seaside town, where he meets a woman with unusual sexual powers.A down-and-out businessman travels to a seaside town, where he meets a woman with unusual sexual powers.

  • Director
    • Shôhei Imamura
  • Writers
    • Yo Henmi
    • Shôhei Imamura
    • Daisuke Tengan
  • Stars
    • Kôji Yakusho
    • Misa Shimizu
    • Mitsuko Baishô
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    2.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Shôhei Imamura
    • Writers
      • Yo Henmi
      • Shôhei Imamura
      • Daisuke Tengan
    • Stars
      • Kôji Yakusho
      • Misa Shimizu
      • Mitsuko Baishô
    • 20User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Trailer 1:39
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    Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)
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    Misa Shimizu and Kôji Yakusho in Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)
    Misa Shimizu and Kôji Yakusho in Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)
    Misa Shimizu and Kôji Yakusho in Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)
    Misa Shimizu in Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)
    Misa Shimizu and Kôji Yakusho in Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)
    Misa Shimizu in Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)
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    Kôji Yakusho
    Kôji Yakusho
    • Yosuke Sasano
    Misa Shimizu
    Misa Shimizu
    • Saeko Aizawa
    Mitsuko Baishô
    • Mitsu Aizawa
    Mansaku Fuwa
    • Gen
    Isao Natsuyagi
    Isao Natsuyagi
    • Masayuki Uomi
    Yukiya Kitamura
    • Shintaro Uomi
    Hijiri Kojima
    • Mika Tagami
    Toshie Negishi
    Toshie Negishi
    • Tomoko Sasano
    Sumiko Sakamoto
    • Masako Yamada
    Taka Guadalcanal
    • Taizo Tachibana
    Mickey Curtis
    • Nobuyuki Ohnishi
    Takao Yamada
    • Kazuo Namamura
    Katsuo Nakamura
    Katsuo Nakamura
    • Takao Yamada
    Kazuo Kitamura
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    • Director
      • Shôhei Imamura
    • Writers
      • Yo Henmi
      • Shôhei Imamura
      • Daisuke Tengan
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Shôhei Imamura's last film before his death in 2006.
    • Connections
      References Dr. Akagi (1998)

    User reviews20

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    Featured review
    9/10
    lighten up!
    It's sad to know there will be no more new Imamura films. I think the previous reviewer is probably lacking a sense of fun. This isn't drivel; it's wicked fun. In the same way he dissects small-town vs. big-city attitudes in "The Eel," Imamura shows us how disconnected from real life the corporate world of Tokyo can make a man by thrusting him into the chaos of joblessness where everything he knows is useless. This is an opportunity to see the ever-hot Koji Yakusho at his James Stewart/Buster Keatonesque best in a story that's worthy of García-Márquez, for its utterly plausible mix of the other-worldly with the down-to-earth. I gave it a 9 out of 10 because Imamura seems to be mystified enough by women that he doesn't flesh out their characters as much as they might deserve, but the mystification is part of the story in this case. Great score, too!
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    5
    • screaminmimi
    • Jun 5, 2006

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 3, 2001 (Japan)
    • Countries of origin
      • Japan
      • France
    • Official site
      • Nikkatsu Corporation (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Vatten under en röd bro
    • Filming locations
      • Japan
    • Production companies
      • BAP Inc.
      • Catherine Dussart Productions (CDP)
      • Comme des Cinémas
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $71,094
    • Gross worldwide
      • $453,754
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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