Hero of the Red Light District vs The Girl with the Needle
Hero of the Red Light District has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 7.6/10 for The Girl with the Needle). Hero of the Red Light District is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 2h 3m. 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
The Girl with the Needle| Hero of the Red Light District | The Girl with the Needle | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.7/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 1960 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 2h 3m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Tomu Uchida | Magnus von Horn |
| Main cast | Harumi Matsukaze, Chiezo Kataoka, Isao Kimura, Shinnosuke Ogata, Yoshie Mizutani | Søren Sætter-Lassen, Vic Carmen Sonne, Trine Dyrholm, Joachim Fjelstrup, Besir Zeciri |
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.
The Girl with the Needle
Struggling to survive in post-WWI Copenhagen, a newly unemployed and pregnant young woman is taken in by a charismatic elder to help run an underground adoption agency. The two form an unexpected bond, until a sudden discovery changes everything.
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