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.
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Drama + Comedy in Japan
462 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Woman with Red Hair itself).
The 1978–1980 Japan Window
In the crowded 1978-1980 Japan release window, The Woman with Red Hair sits at #50 of 56. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Japan, 197 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Woman with Red Hair premiered alongside 18 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 18 other Japan films in 1979.
The 510th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
11 audience reviews — more than 11% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 28th percentile among Japan films.
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 |