Red Angel (1966)
Synopsis
In 1939, Sakura Nishi is a young army nurse who is sent to the field hospitals in China during the Sino-Japanese war. She has to assist the surgeon Dr. Okabe with an incredible number of amputations. In the crowded wards, she gives sympathy to some of the soldiers, including sexually servicing one who has lost both arms and has no hope of returning home. She falls in love with Dr. Okabe, and follows him to the front, even though he is impotent from his morphine addiction.
Release Date: 1966-10-01
Runtime: 95 minutes
Director: Yasuzō Masumura
Top Cast
- Ayako Wakao as Nurse Sakura Nishi
- Shinsuke Ashida as Dr. Okabe
- Yūsuke Kawazu as Pvt. Orihara
- Ranko Akagi as Head Nurse Iwashima
- Jōtarō Senba as Private Sakamoto
- Daihachi Kita as Pvt. Nogami
- Jun Osanai as Special Duty Sergeant Major
- Daigo Inoue as Advance Guard Company's Fifth Chief
- Ayako Ikegami as Nurse Tsurusaki
- Takashi Nakamura as Head of infantry
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