Blood-Red Water in the Channel

1961 1h 25m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Nikkatsu finally responds to Suzuki's growing discontentment by giving him a bigger budget and a better script. This episodic collection of "real coast guard action stories" was the perfect vehicle for Koji Wada. Whatever negative press he had received for Tokyo Knights was quickly forgotten. He became the new "teen star." And Suzuki: "the director to watch."

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kōji Wada
Yosuke Funakoshi
Ryōji Hayama
Katsumi Funakoshi
Yuriko Hanabusa
Yae Funakoshi
Mayumi Shimizu
Tsugi
Torahiko Hamada
Fujii
Eiji Gō
Nekomatsu
Hisano Yamaoka
Hiromi
Kotoe Hatsui
Namie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Seijun Suzuki
Writers: Gorō Tanada
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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65 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Akira Suzuki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Kōji Wada and Ryōji Hayama and Yuriko Hanabusa carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0054690 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Seijun Suzuki directs. Akira Suzuki cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
265 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Akira Suzuki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kōji Wada and Ryōji Hayama and Yuriko Hanabusa carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0054690 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.