Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
When a dying friend tells out-of-work salaryman Yosuke about a hidden treasure, he sets off in search of the only clue about its location: a house by a red bridge. What he finds instead is a woman who transcends all his fantasies.
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Cast
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Koji Yakusho
Yosuke Sasano
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Misa Shimizu
Saeko Aizawa
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Mitsuko Baisho
Mitsu Aizawa
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Mansaku Fuwa
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Masako Yamada
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Shōhei Imamura Director · Daisuke Tengan Screenplay Motofumi Tomikawa Screenplay
First release May 19, 2001 · Produced in France, Japan · Production Imamura Productions, Eisei Gekijo
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production
Imamura Productions
Production
Eisei Gekijo
Production
France · Japan
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Original title
赤い橋の下のぬるい水
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
France · May 19, 2001
Premiere
Japan · November 3, 2001
Theatrical · R-15（当時）
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
January 28, 2013 · Premiere · Eiga-Sai Film Festival
France
November 28, 2001 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 30, 2004 · Theatrical
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