The Woman with Red Hair
赫い髪の女
Synopsis
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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Junko Miyashita
Woman with Red Hair
Renji Ishibashi
Kozo
Аko
Kazuko
Miyako Yamaguchi
Haruko
Hatsuo Yamaya
Kozo's Sister's Boyfriend
Noboru Mitani
Alcoholic Man
Kai Ato
Takao
Moeko Ezawa
Kozo's Sister
Yoko Ishido
Meth-Addicted Woman
Akira Takahashi
Company President
Ryoichi Sato
Laborer
Saburō Shōji
Meth-Addicted Woman's Husband
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Tatsumi Kumashiro
- Screenplay & Story
- Haruhiko Arai
- Original Score
- Yukadan
- Original Title
- 赫い髪の女
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Production Studios
- Nikkatsu Corporation
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Tatsumi Kumashiro
Haruhiko Arai, Kenji Nakagami
Yukadan
Yonezō Maeda
Akira Suzuki
Akira Miura
Department Leadership Roster
Tatsumi Kumashiro
Director
Haruhiko Arai
Screenplay
Yonezō Maeda
Director of Photography
Akira Miura
Producer
Akira Suzuki
Editor
Yukadan
Original Music Composer
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What is The Woman with Red Hair about?
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.
Who directed The Woman with Red Hair?
The Woman with Red Hair was directed by Tatsumi Kumashiro.
Who stars in The Woman with Red Hair?
The principal cast of The Woman with Red Hair includes Junko Miyashita, Renji Ishibashi, Аko, Miyako Yamaguchi, Hatsuo Yamaya.
When was The Woman with Red Hair released and how long is it?
The Woman with Red Hair was released in 1979 with a total runtime of 1h 13m.
Who composed the musical score for The Woman with Red Hair?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Woman with Red Hair was composed by Yukadan.