Red Foliage

1992 1h 30m JA

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Horror director Toshiharu Ikeda adapts a story by Baku Akae about a high-school student who falls in love with a woman on a school trip.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Shiro Sano
Shunji Muroi
Midori Takei
Saki Kurihara
Merry
Yuichi Mikami
Noriharu Asada
Minori Terada
Shugo Muroi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Toshiharu Ikeda
Writers: Tamiya Takebashi, Baku Akae
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Toshiharu Ikeda, shot by Haruhi Taguchi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tomohiko Kira. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Shiro Sano and Midori Takei and Saki Kurihara carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0175109 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Toshiharu Ikeda directs. Haruhi Taguchi behind the camera. Tomohiko Kira scores. Akimasa Kawashima cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
234 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Toshiharu Ikeda, shot by Haruhi Taguchi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Tomohiko Kira. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Akimasa Kawashima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Shiro Sano and Midori Takei and Saki Kurihara carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0175109 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.