Hero of the Red Light District vs Niki
Hero of the Red Light District has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 6.2/10 for Niki). Niki is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 1h 49m. Hero of the Red Light District is the older of the two (1960 against 2024). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hero of the Red Light District
Niki| Hero of the Red Light District | Niki | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.7/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 1960 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Tomu Uchida | Céline Sallette |
| Main cast | Harumi Matsukaze, Chiezo Kataoka, Isao Kimura, Shinnosuke Ogata, Yoshie Mizutani | John Robinson, Charlotte Le Bon, Damien Bonnard, Virgile Bramly, Judith Chemla |
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.
Niki
French-American artist Niki de Saint-Phalle, from the age of 23, is a model and an aspiring actor who is married and has a two year old daughter. Together, they flee the U.S. during the oppressive McCarthy era and come to France, where they experience a short-lived euphoria. Soon, distant and frightening memories begin to emerge in Niki’s mind. Her vocation as an artist will be her salvation.
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