Japan Synopsis
赫い髪の女
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.
The 1978–1980 Japan Window
56 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Woman with Red Hair sits at position #50.
Other Titles From Nikkatsu Corporation
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Woman with Red Hair premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,193 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (8th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,813 of 1,933 (top 94%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Nikkatsu Corporation |
| Runtime | 1h 13m |
| Release Date | February 17, 1979 |
| IMDb | tt0078742 |
| Official Site | www.nikkatsu.com |