Hero of the Red Light District vs Les Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean
Hero of the Red Light District has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 5.9/10 for Les Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean). Les Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 1h 49m. 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
Les Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean| Hero of the Red Light District | Les Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.7/10 | ★ 5.9/10 |
| Year | 1960 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Tomu Uchida | Éric Besnard |
| Main cast | Harumi Matsukaze, Chiezo Kataoka, Isao Kimura, Shinnosuke Ogata, Yoshie Mizutani | Albert Dupontel, Dominique Pinon, Alexandra Lamy, Bernard Campan, Isabelle Carré |
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.
Les Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean
Jean Valjean is released from prison after nineteen years of hard labor, violence, and suffering. Filled with anger and a deep sense of injustice, he has become a dangerous man who trusts no one and nothing. When he arrives in a small village in Provence, he is repeatedly turned away. Desperate, he unknowingly finds refuge at the house of Bishop Bienvenu, who lives simply, with his sister and a single servant. There, he is surprised by their…
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