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Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District

Original title: Suzaki Paradaisu: Akashingô
  • 19561956
  • 1h 21m
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7.4/10
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Suzaki Paradaisu: Akashingô (1956)
  • Drama
A couple stand indecisively on a bridge in Asakusa. Tsutae and Yoshiji have lost confidence and passion for their future as they get on the bus for Tsukishima and get off at Suzaki. Across t... Read allA couple stand indecisively on a bridge in Asakusa. Tsutae and Yoshiji have lost confidence and passion for their future as they get on the bus for Tsukishima and get off at Suzaki. Across the bridge they see the sign for Suzaki Paradise, a red-light district where Tsutae once wo... Read allA couple stand indecisively on a bridge in Asakusa. Tsutae and Yoshiji have lost confidence and passion for their future as they get on the bus for Tsukishima and get off at Suzaki. Across the bridge they see the sign for Suzaki Paradise, a red-light district where Tsutae once worked as a prostitute. Tsutae spots an ad for a waitress at a bar near the bridge and she r... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
735
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  • Director
    • Yûzô Kawashima
  • Writers
    • Toshirô Ide
    • Yoshiko Shibaki(original story)
    • Nobuyoshi Terada
  • Stars
    • Michiyo Aratama
    • Yukiko Todoroki
    • Seizaburô Kawazu
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  • Director
    • Yûzô Kawashima
  • Writers
    • Toshirô Ide
    • Yoshiko Shibaki(original story)
    • Nobuyoshi Terada
  • Stars
    • Michiyo Aratama
    • Yukiko Todoroki
    • Seizaburô Kawazu
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    • 3User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Suzaki Paradaisu: Akashingô (1956)
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    Michiyo Aratama
    Michiyo Aratama
    • Tsutaeas Tsutae
    Yukiko Todoroki
    Yukiko Todoroki
    • Otokuas Otoku
    Seizaburô Kawazu
    Seizaburô Kawazu
    • Mr. Ochiaias Mr. Ochiai
    Tatsuya Mihashi
    Tatsuya Mihashi
    • Yoshiji, Tsutae's husbandas Yoshiji, Tsutae's husband
    Izumi Ashikawa
    Izumi Ashikawa
    • Tamakoas Tamako
    Shinsuke Maki
    • Nobuoas Nobuo
    Noriko Katsura
    Fudeko Tanaka
    Fudeko Tanaka
    Kenjirô Uemura
    Kenjirô Uemura
    • Denshichias Denshichi
    Kyôzô Fuyuki
    • Soba Shop Owneras Soba Shop Owner
    Shôichi Ozawa
    • Sankichias Sankichi
    Zenji Yamada
    • Man looks like carpenteras Man looks like carpenter
    Akiko Kikuno
    Keiko Sumida
    • Denshichi's womanas Denshichi's woman
    Asako Tsuda
    • Hatsueas Hatsue
    Ikunosuke Koizumi
    • Sushi shop owneras Sushi shop owner
    Kôichirô Sakai
    • Policeman #1as Policeman #1
    • (as Ichirô Sakai)
    Minoru Sato
    • Policeman #2as Policeman #2
    • Director
      • Yûzô Kawashima
    • Writers
      • Toshirô Ide
      • Yoshiko Shibaki(original story)
      • Nobuyoshi Terada
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    Storyline

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    A couple stand indecisively on a bridge in Asakusa. Tsutae and Yoshiji have lost confidence and passion for their future as they get on the bus for Tsukishima and get off at Suzaki. Across the bridge they see the sign for Suzaki Paradise, a red-light district where Tsutae once worked as a prostitute. Tsutae spots an ad for a waitress at a bar near the bridge and she rushes in to get the job. The kind hearted madam, Tokuko, helps them out by hiring Tsutae and finding work for Yoshiji delivering noodles. But the wanton Tsutae is soon attracted to Ochiai, a rich, generous man who owns an electrical shop specializing in radios. —Nikkatsu
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    • Soundtracks
      Akai hi yo sayonara
      Words by Takao Saeki

      Music by Masanobu Tokuchi

      Sung by Natsue Yuri

    User reviews3

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    9/10
    A rare classic from a director who deserves attention
    This is only the first film of Yuzo Kawashima that I watch and I'm definitely looking for more of his work! Kawashima remains virtually unknown in the west, which is a shame, since, from what I've read, he was a pioneer of Japanese new-wave, a big influence for Shohei Imamura and was highly regarded in Japan. The film is about a young, homeless couple in search for job, that ends up in a small bar just outside the Suzaki red-light district in Tokyo. I found the film really absorbing, I actually felt that I was living too in a small house at the edge of Suzaki river, watching the trucks, the noodle delivery men, the prostitutes and their clients crossing the bridge, in and out of the district. There are also some nice scenes of the busy and full of life streets of the 50s Tokyo. Overall, this is a fascinating film, on par with the other Japanese classics from the 1950s, that deserves to be distributed in the west along with more Kawashima movies, so that we get a chance to discover this neglected director.
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    • Release date
      • July 31, 1956 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Рай Сусаки: Район красных фонарей
    • Production company
      • Nikkatsu
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 21 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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