Hero of the Red Light District vs The Royal Siren
Hero of the Red Light District has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 6/10 for The Royal Siren). Hero of the Red Light District is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 2h . Hero of the Red Light District is the older of the two (1960 against 2010). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hero of the Red Light District
The Royal Siren| Hero of the Red Light District | The Royal Siren | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.7/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 1960 | 2010 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 2h |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Tomu Uchida | Hansjörg Thurn |
| Main cast | Harumi Matsukaze, Chiezo Kataoka, Isao Kimura, Shinnosuke Ogata, Yoshie Mizutani | Götz Otto, Julie Engelbrecht, Alexander Beyer, Alexandra Neldel, Carmen Gratl |
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 Royal Siren
Constance, 1410. Marie, daughter of the richest bourgeois of the city, is on the eve of marrying a prestigious lawyer, son of an earl. Although the compromise fills with pride the girl's father, anxious to ennoble, Marie is not just convinced about her fiancé, who she has only seen twice. Her suspicions are confirmed tragically on the eve of the wedding when, after signing the marriage contract, a stranger breaks into the house ensuring that…
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