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Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
JAPAN · 2001

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

Shohei Imamura
sexual awakening redemption and second chances economic hardship magical realism human desire and vulnerability
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Synopsis

A down-and-out businessman travels to a seaside town, where he meets a woman with unusual sexual powers.

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