Hero of the Red Light District vs Hokusai's Daughter
Hero of the Red Light District has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 7.9/10 for Hokusai's Daughter). Hero of the Red Light District is the older of the two (1960 against 2025). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hero of the Red Light District
Hokusai's Daughter| Hero of the Red Light District | Hokusai's Daughter | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.7/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 1960 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 49m | – |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Tomu Uchida | Tatsushi Ōmori |
| Main cast | Harumi Matsukaze, Chiezo Kataoka, Isao Kimura, Shinnosuke Ogata, Yoshie Mizutani | Ryohei Otani, Masami Nagasawa, Masatoshi Nagase, Shinobu Terajima, Eita Okuno |
Synopsis
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.
Hokusai's Daughter
The life of Katsushika Oi, daughter of Hokusai and a trailblazing female artist in Japan.
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