The Red Angel (1966)
Akai tenshi (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 35min
- Drama, Romance
- 01 Jul 1971 (USA)
- Movie
During the Sino-Japanese War, a young army nurse gives sympathy to her patients and falls in love with an impotent doctor who's addicted to morphine.
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Cast
| Ayako Wakao | ... |
Nurse Sakura Nishi
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| Shinsuke Ashida | ... |
Dr. Okabe
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| Yûsuke Kawazu | ... |
Pvt. Orihara
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Ranko Akagi | ... |
Head Nurse Iwashima
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| Jôtarô Senba | ... |
Private Sakamoto
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Daihachi Kita | ... |
Private Nogami
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Jun Osanai | ... |
Special Duty Sergeant Major
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Daigo Inoue | ... |
Advance Guard Company's Fifth Chief
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Takashi Nakamura | ... |
Head of infantry
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Ken'ichi Tani | ... |
Wounded soldier
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Kisao Tobita | ... |
Patient
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Naomasa Kawashima | ... |
Medic
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Ayako Ikegami | ... |
Nurse Tsurusaki
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Kyôsuke Shiho | ... |
Chinese Boy
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Shin Minatsu | ... |
Soldier
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Ken Nakahara | ... |
Wounded soldier
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Shinji Sayama | ... |
Sick Soldier
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| Kenji Ôba | ... |
(as Kenji Ohba)
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Takehiko Gotô | ... |
Wounded soldier
(as Takehiko Goto)
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Yasuo Araki | ... |
Wounded soldier
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Keiichirô Yamane |
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Masaki Nandô | ... |
Wounded soldier
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Ikuji Oka |
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Isamu Saeki |
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Saburô Shinoda |
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Mitsuko Takesato | ... |
Comfort Woman
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Wakayo Matsumura | ... |
Comfort Woman
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Keiko Arijima | ... |
Comfort Woman
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Michiko Masugi | ... |
Comfort Woman
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Junko Ichijô | ... |
Camp follower
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Chikako Fujino | ... |
Camp follower
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Yoshimi Oki |
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Hiroko Nishi |
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Chizuru Kô | ... |
Camp follower
(as Chiduru Ko)
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Takako Onishi |
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Yaeko Nakagawa |
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Reiko Kasahara |
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Yukiko Tsuyama |
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Michiko Sudo |
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Masako Mizuki |
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Yoko Okada |
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Keiichi Noda | ... |
Head General (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Yasuzô Masumura | ||
Written by
| Yoriyoshi Arima | ... | (novel) |
| Ryôzô Kasahara | ... | () |
Produced by
| Ikuo Kubodera | ... | producer |
Music by
| Sei Ikeno | ||
Cinematography by
| Setsuo Kobayashi | ||
Editing by
| Tatsuji Nakashizu | ||
Production Design by
| Shigeo Mano | ||
Art Direction by
| Tomoo Shimogawara | ||
Production Management
| Hiroaki Ueshima | ... | executive in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Shû Sakiyama | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Kimio Tobita | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Shôzô Izumi | ... | gaffer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Filmtrust (1968) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- For Film (1968) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Les Bookmakers (2022) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- The Jokers (2022) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- Daiei Studios (1971) (United States) (subtitled)
- Fantoma
- Yume Pictures (2006) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In 1939, Sakura Nishi is a young army nurse who is sent to the field hospitals in China during the Sino-Japanese war. She has to assist the surgeon Dr. Okabe with an incredible number of amputations. In the crowded wards, she gives sympathy to some of the soldiers, including sexually servicing one who has lost both arms and has no hope of returning home. She falls in love with Dr. Okabe, and follows him to the front, even though he is impotent from his morphine addiction. Written by Will Gilbert |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film contains some gruesome sequences of surgery without anaesthetic and the removal of limbs with saws. Not for the squeamish. See more » |
| Goofs | Several dead bodies are clearly seen to be breathing slightly throughout the film. See more » |