Film
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Brimming with magical realism, sensuality, and humor, the final film by revered Japanese filmmaker Shohei Imamura—two-time winner of the Palme d’Or—is a rarely screened gem, newly restored. Screen legend Koji Yakusho (Shall We Dance?, Cure) stars as Yosuke Sasano, an unemployed salaryman who arrives in a remote fishing village seeking hidden treasure. Instead, he embarks on a passionate affair with Saeko Aizawa (Shimizu), a charming woman with a unique problem: there is a well of warm water inside her that longs for release.
“Nonchalantly freaky and uncommonly pleasurable” (The Village Voice), Imamura’s mythical tale paints a picture of longing, fantasy, and the search for happiness in the most unexpected of places.
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