Red Angel
1966
94 min
movie
6.7/ 10
Overview
Set in 1939 during the Sino-Japanese war, Red Angel follows nurse Nishi Sakura, who is assaulted by a patient, reassigned to the front, and drawn into a complex relationship with Dr. Okabe, a morphine-addicted surgeon. Amid relentless pain, their relationship develops as guilt-ridden Okabe finds solace in Sakura’s compassion, the film capturing the uneasy overlap of duty, intimacy, and survival.