Hero of the Red Light District vs Parkland
Hero of the Red Light District has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 6.2/10 for Parkland). Parkland is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 1h 49m. Hero of the Red Light District is the older of the two (1960 against 2013). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hero of the Red Light District
Parkland| Hero of the Red Light District | Parkland | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.7/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 1960 | 2013 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Tomu Uchida | Peter Landesman |
| Main cast | Harumi Matsukaze, Chiezo Kataoka, Isao Kimura, Shinnosuke Ogata, Yoshie Mizutani | Tom Welling, Paul Sparks, Ron Livingston, David Harbour, Billy Bob Thornton |
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.
Parkland
November 22nd, 1963 was a day that changed the world forever — when young American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. This film follows, almost in real time, a handful of individuals forced to make split-second decisions after an event that would change their lives and forever alter the world’s landscape.
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