Hero of the Red Light District vs My Boy Jack
Hero of the Red Light District has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 6.6/10 for My Boy Jack). My Boy Jack is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 49m. Hero of the Red Light District is the older of the two (1960 against 2007). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hero of the Red Light District
My Boy Jack| Hero of the Red Light District | My Boy Jack | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.7/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 1960 | 2007 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Tomu Uchida | Brian Kirk |
| Main cast | Harumi Matsukaze, Chiezo Kataoka, Isao Kimura, Shinnosuke Ogata, Yoshie Mizutani | Robbie Kay, Richard Dormer, Laurence Kinlan, Michael McElhatton, Daniel Radcliffe |
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.
My Boy Jack
Author Rudyard Kipling and his wife search for their 17-year-old son after he goes missing during WWI.
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