
Red Angel
Directed by Yasuzō Masumura
Produced by Daiei Film
A somber wartime drama centered on a nurse's compassion amid mass suffering, complicated by her romantic entanglement with a morphine-addicted surgeon.
In 1939, Sakura Nishi is a young army nurse who is sent to the field hospitals in China during the Sino-Japanese war. She has to assist the surgeon Dr. Okabe with an incredible number of amputations. In the crowded wards, she gives sympathy to some of the soldiers, including sexually servicing one who has lost both arms and has no hope of returning home. She falls in love with Dr. Okabe, and follows him to the front, even though he is impotent from his morphine addiction.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Red Angel sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Does Red Angel end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Red Angel violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Red Angel easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Red Angel scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
There is almost nothing else like this.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
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Like Red Angel
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Red Angel
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Red Angel, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Red Angel, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Red Angel, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

















































