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Directed by Yasuzo Masumura (Giants and Toys, Blind Beast), Red Angel takes an unflinching look at the horror and futility of war through the eyes of a dedicated and selfless young military nurse.
When Sakura Nishi is dispatched in 1939 to a ramshackle field hospital in Tientsin, the frontline of Japan's war with China, she and her colleagues find themselves fighting a losing battle tending to the war-wounded and emotionally shellshocked soldiers while assisting head surgeon Dr Okabe conduct an unending series of amputations. As the Chinese troops close in, she finds herself increasingly drawn to Okabe who, impotent to stall the mounting piles of cadavers, has retreated into his own private hell of morphine addiction.
Adapted from the novel by Yorichika Arima, Masumura's harrowing portrait of women and war is considered the finest of his collaborations with Ayako Wakao (A Wife Confesses, Irezumi) and features startling monochrome scope cinematography by Setsuo Kobayashi (Fires on the Plain, An Actor's Revenge).
Special Features
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
- Original uncompressed Japanese mono audio
- Optional English subtitles
- Brand new audio commentary by Japanese cinema scholar David Desser
- Newly filmed introduction by Japanese cinema expert Tony Rayns
- Not All Angels Have Wings, a new visual essay by Jonathan Rosenbaum
- Original Trailer
- Image Gallery
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
- Arrow Video
- 95 mins approx
- Yasuzô Masumura
- 15
- Ayako Wakao
- Shinsuke Ashida
- Yusuke Kawazu
- English
- 1966
- Japanese
- 1
- B
- Arrow Video
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Arrow Films
Directed by Yasuzo Masumura (Giants and Toys, Blind Beast), Red Angel takes an unflinching look at the horror and futility of war through the eyes of a dedicated and selfless young military nurse.
When Sakura Nishi is dispatched in 1939 to a ramshackle field hospital in Tientsin, the frontline of Japan's war with China, she and her colleagues find themselves fighting a losing battle tending to the war-wounded and emotionally shellshocked soldiers while assisting head surgeon Dr Okabe conduct an unending series of amputations. As the Chinese troops close in, she finds herself increasingly drawn to Okabe who, impotent to stall the mounting piles of cadavers, has retreated into his own private hell of morphine addiction.
Adapted from the novel by Yorichika Arima, Masumura's harrowing portrait of women and war is considered the finest of his collaborations with Ayako Wakao (A Wife Confesses, Irezumi) and features startling monochrome scope cinematography by Setsuo Kobayashi (Fires on the Plain, An Actor's Revenge).
Special Features
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
- Original uncompressed Japanese mono audio
- Optional English subtitles
- Brand new audio commentary by Japanese cinema scholar David Desser
- Newly filmed introduction by Japanese cinema expert Tony Rayns
- Not All Angels Have Wings, a new visual essay by Jonathan Rosenbaum
- Original Trailer
- Image Gallery
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
- Arrow Video
- 95 mins approx
- Yasuzô Masumura
- 15
- Ayako Wakao
- Shinsuke Ashida
- Yusuke Kawazu
- English
- 1966
- Japanese
- 1
- B
- Arrow Video
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Ayako Wakao helms the war film the west will never make!
Red Angel tells the story of nurse Nishi Sakura, played by the legendary Ayako Wakoa, who works in the field hospitals during World War 2. A simple premise, but the film showcases the harrowing experiences these nurses went through, the twisted desires of broken soldiers desperate for human contact and the ultimate price paid by all. Not for the feint hearted, the film doesn't shy away from the brutality of conflict. Showing in full graphic detail what man can do to one-another in times of war. This release by Arrow is absolutely beautiful to behold. The black and white colour palette is outstanding, and the special features, as always, are interesting and very welcome. But, the true reason to own this movie is Ayako Wakao. Japanese film fans will likely know the name, but in Red Angel, she is beyond fantastic. Some of the finest acting I have ever witnessed, she alone makes this a must buy.
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Masterpiece
This is most likely the greatest anti war movie you'll ever see! There's no words how raw and gritty this is and yet so beautiful. Arrows release is also impeccable, so just buy it and enjoy!
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