Red Angel
1966
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1h 34min
• Drama, Romance, War
Set in 1939 during the Sino-Japanese war, Red Angel follows nurse Nishi Sakura, who is assaulted by a patient, reassigned to the front, and drawn into a complex relationship with Dr. Okabe, a morphine-addicted surgeon. Amid relentless pain, their relationship develops as guilt-ridden Okabe finds solace in Sakura’s compassion, the film capturing the uneasy overlap of duty, intimacy, and survival.
