THE RED ANGEL

AKAI TENSHI

By Yasuzô MASUMURA

KADOKAWA CORPORATION - as SALES

Completed 2023

Is the woman an angel in white? Is she a whore?True love at the end of a war zone swirling with life and death
Based on a sharp and deep realism, Masumura's thorough direction, which is willing to go to extremes in its depiction, is one of the most problematic works of the war's darker side!

Festivals
& Awards

Karlovy Vary IFF 2023
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Duration
    • 95 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Yasuzô MASUMURA
    • Synopsis
    • A love story between a doctor and a nurse amidst the explosions of a battlefield. Sakura is a nurse at a field hospital who is assaulted by a sick soldier and is willing to "comfort" wounded soldiers if she feels it is necessary. A shocking anti-war film about male sexuality, female devotion, and the misery of the battlefield.