Stars: Misa Shimizu, Koji Yakusho, Mitsuko Baisho, Manasaku Fuwa, Kazuo Kitamura, Yukiya Kitamura, Yoshie Negishi, Sumiko Sakamoto

Director: Shohei Imamura

Summary: Based on the novel by Henmi Yo, this is the story of Yosuke, who finds himself down on his luck after he loses his job and is separated from his wife. He is told that a priceless item is to be found at a house on the Noto Peninsula and travels there to retrieve it. On his arrival at the house he is welcomed by a young lady called Saeko who has a strange secret... Japanese dialogue.

Shohei Imamura's WARM WATER UNDER A RED BRIDGE stars the spirited Koji Yakusho as a Tokyo businessman whose company has recently gone bankrupt, leaving him unemployed. Estranged from his wife and with time on his hands, Yosuke (Koji) remembers a story told to him by a recently deceased friend, Taro (Kazuo Kitamura), about a hidden treasure. Not necessarily convinced that he'll find anything, Yosuke is nonetheless curious about the legend. He takes a train to a suburban fishing village and follows Taro's directions to the treasure--which, surprisingly, seem to be accurate. The only complication is a young woman, the mystifying, beautiful, and deeply bizarre Saeko (Miza Shimuzu), who lives in the house where Taro's clues lead.
Imbued with magic, mystery, hope, and an overflowing sense of relief, WARM WATER UNDER A RED BRIDGE is Imamura's comic chef d'oeuvre. The plot is thoroughly funny in a soft, trying, intelligent way and the characters are well developed and wonderfully tangible. Drifting photography of the ocean, the streams running through the small village into to a local canal, and less obvious sources of "vital essence" illustrate the film's message: good water can be a purifying and reinvigorating conductor of life's currents.

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Aspect Ratio:	1.85 Wide Screen, 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	Japanese
Region:	Region 0
Special Features:	Star And Director Filmographies, Scene Selection, Original Theatrical Trailer, Tony McKibben Film Notes, World Cinema Trailer Reel
Subtitles:	English
Year:	2001
Release Date:	August 25, 2003
Runtime:	120 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	T V D 3382
Keywords:	Under, Subtitled, Red, Bridge, General, Wide, Screen, Water, Warm, Drama, Japanese
Genre:	Drama