Hacksaw Ridge vs Hero of the Red Light District
Hero of the Red Light District has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 8.2/10 for Hacksaw Ridge). Hero of the Red Light District is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 2h 19m. Hero of the Red Light District is the older of the two (1960 against 2016). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hacksaw Ridge
Hero of the Red Light District| Hacksaw Ridge | Hero of the Red Light District | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 1960 |
| Length | 2h 19m | 1h 49m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mel Gibson | Tomu Uchida |
| Main cast | Teresa Palmer, Vince Vaughn, Richard Roxburgh, Firass Dirani, Hugo Weaving | Harumi Matsukaze, Chiezo Kataoka, Isao Kimura, Shinnosuke Ogata, Yoshie Mizutani |
Synopsis
Hacksaw Ridge
WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Hero of the Red Light District
A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness, cannot find a wife because of a disfiguring birthmark on his face. Even the courtesans in Yoshiwara refuse to entertain him, until an indentured peasant prostitute, Tamarazu, takes the unsavoury assignment and treats him with brash tenderness.
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