Hero of the Red Light District vs The Rays and Shadows
Hero of the Red Light District has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 7.5/10 for The Rays and Shadows). Hero of the Red Light District is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 3h 19m. Hero of the Red Light District is the older of the two (1960 against 2026). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hero of the Red Light District
The Rays and Shadows| Hero of the Red Light District | The Rays and Shadows | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.7/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 1960 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 3h 19m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Tomu Uchida | Xavier Giannoli |
| Main cast | Harumi Matsukaze, Chiezo Kataoka, Isao Kimura, Shinnosuke Ogata, Yoshie Mizutani | André Marcon, Vincent Colombe, Jean Dujardin, August Diehl, Elina Löwensohn |
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 Rays and Shadows
Jean and Otto, a French newspaperman and a young German Francophile, are fighting for peace in Europe. Jean’s daughter, Corinne, is launching a brilliant acting career in the film world, but war breaks out and France is occupied. The two friends have a major role to play in this new France. Jean becomes a big press baron and an ardent advocate of collaboration with the occupying forces, while Otto becomes the Reich’s ambassador in Paris…
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