Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001 · Movie · 119 min · ★ 6.6 · 75% critics
A struggling businessman heads to a quiet seaside town and becomes involved with a woman whose unusual sexuality changes his direction in unexpected ways. The story mixes romance, desire, and a slightly offbeat premise in a coastal setting.
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Details
- Original title
- 赤い橋の下のぬるい水
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2001-11-03
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (54 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy unconventional romance with a quirky, intimate streak, somewhere between Chéri and Love & Peace; Not for you if sexual themes and unusual relationship premises are a turnoff.
Pros: unusual romantic setup; seaside town atmosphere; bold adult themes | Cons: very odd premise; sexual content focus; narrow appeal
Themes
- small town
- sexuality
- female ejaculation (squirt)
Cast & crew
Koji Yakusho
as Yosuke Sasano
Misa Shimizu
as Saeko Aizawa
Mitsuko Baisho
as Mitsu Aizawa
Mansaku Fuwa
as Gen
Isao Natsuyagi
as Masayuki Uomi
Yukiya Kitamura
as Shintaro Uomi
Hijiri Kojima
as Mika Tagami
Toshie Negishi
as Tomoko Sasano
- SS
Sumiko Sakamoto
as Masako Yamada
Mickey Curtis
as Nobuyuki Ohnishi
Directed by Shōhei Imamura