Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
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Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001) | |
| Directed by | Shōhei Imamura |
| Written by | Yo Henmi (novel) Shōhei Imamura Daisuke Tengan Motofumi Tomikawa (screenplay) |
| Produced by | Masaya Nakamura |
| Starring | Kōji Yakusho Misa Shimizu Mitsuko Baisho Mansaku Fuwa Isao Natsuyagi Yukiya Kitamura Hijiri Kojima |
| Cinematography | Shigeru Komatsubara |
| Edited by | Hajime Okayasu |
| Music by | Shin’ichirō Ikebe |
| Distributed by | Nikkatsu Corporation |
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Running time | 122 minutes (Argentina) 119 minutes (France) |
| Language | Japanese |
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (赤い橋の下のぬるい水, Akai Hashi no Shita no Nurui Mizu) is a 2001 Japanese romantic comedy film by director Shōhei Imamura. This was Imamura's last feature film. It was entered into the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Warm Water Under A Red Bridge focuses on the troubles of a Japanese "everyman" who finds a new life with an unusual woman in a small fishing village. Imamura's last film contains considerable commentary on the search for happiness.