Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

When a dying friend tells out-of-work salaryman Yosuke (Koji Yakusho, Perfect Days) about a hidden treasure, he sets off in search of the only clue about its location: a house by a red bridge. What he finds instead is a woman who transcends all his fantasies. Japanese master Shohei Imamura's final feature reunites the cast and crew of his Palme d’or-winning The Eel for a boldly sensuous and taboo-breaking love story.

BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES

• High-Definition digital transfer
• Uncompressed stereo PCM audio
• Introduction to the film by Takashi Miike (2026, 3 mins)
• Interview with co-writer Daisuke Tengan (2026, 21 mins)
• Making of documentary (2001, 22 mins)
• Archival discussion between Shohei Imamura and Takashi Miike (2002, 22 mins)
• Theatrical trailer
• Teaser trailer directed by Takashi Miike, with newly filmed intro
• Newly improved English subtitle translation
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
• Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Bastian Meiresonne
• Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
• Extras subject to change

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Year: 2001
Country: Japan
Cert: 15
Format: Blu-ray
Region: B
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EAN: 5060974683574
Release date: 22/06/26

Awards and Press:

Official Competition - 2001 Cannes Film Festival

Best Actor nominee - Koji Yakusho - Japan Academy Awards

★★★★ - The Independent

"Shohei Imamura, one of the greatest Japanese directors, tells this story with the energy and delight of a fairy tale... An effortless fusion of old and new." - Roger Ebert

"A diverting piece of seriocomic whimsy... The two principals develop their unique love affair with grace and flair." - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian