Red Angel

Red Angel

1966 · 95 min · ★ 7.6 · War, Drama, Romance

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.

Directed by Yasuzō Masumura · Written by Ryōzō Kasahara

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Ayako Wakao Nurse Sakura Nishi
Shinsuke Ashida Dr. Okabe
Yūsuke Kawazu Pvt. Orihara
Ranko Akagi Head Nurse Iwashima
Jōtarō Senba Private Sakamoto
Daihachi Kita Pvt. Nogami
Jun Osanai Special Duty Sergeant Major
Daigo Inoue Advance Guard Company's Fifth Chief
Ayako Ikegami Nurse Tsurusaki
Takashi Nakamura Head of infantry
Kenichi Tani
Kisao Tobita Patient

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