Warm Water Under a Red Bridge Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		3.5
Video		3.5
Audio		4.0
Extras		3.5
Overall		3.5

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman June 21, 2026

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge had a 1080 release in Region A around three years ago by Film Movement, but Radiance Films is now offering this provocative "romance" for Region B fans. This edition has several new supplements but is kind of sadly missing the quite interesting visual essay by Tom Vick that was the only real supplement on the Film Movement disc.

For my thoughts on the film and Film Movement's presentation, please head over to my Warm Water Under a Red Bridge Blu-ray review.

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Warm Water Under A Red Bridge is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Radiance Films with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.78:1. Radiance sent a check disc for purposes of this review, and so I'm not privy to any verbiage an insert booklet might contain, and their website offers only a generic "high definition digital transfer" as it sole data point. Considering the lack of information or touting of a new restoration, along with this release's duplication of the 1.78:1 aspect ratio, may mean this was sourced from the same master Film Movement used, and in fact lots of this presentation bear outright similarities to the former 1080 release aside and apart from the aspect ratio. This is arguably just a bit darker than Film Movement's offering (I've actually mentioned in several Film Movement reviews how their Blu-ray releases seem to have odd brightness boosts and equally weird seeming gamma and luma levels, including on their release of this film), but the palette still has a slightly yellowish cast that can in fact make reds (like the titular bridge) skew toward orange, as I mentioned in my original review. Detail levels and occasional grain coarseness also mimic the Film Movement release.

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Again as with the Film Movement release, this boasts an LPCM 2.0 track in the original Japanese, though some may want to visit my original review for some comments on what may attract the most attention, namely some goofy sound effects during the ubiquitous sex scenes. This sounded virtually identical to my ears to the Film Movement presentation. Optional English subtitles are available.

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

• Daisuke Tengan (HD; 21:23) is a new interview with the film's co-writer. Subtitled in English.


• Making of Documentary (HD; 22:23) is from the film's 2001 release on DVD.


• Shohei Imamura and Takashi Miike (HD; 22:20) is a 2001 conversation. Subtitled in English.


• Theatrical Trailer (HD; 2:05)


• Teaser Trailer with Takashi Miike Intro (HD; 4:18)


• Introduction by Takashi Miike (HD; 3:20 is accessible under the Play Menu and authored to lead to the main feature.

Radiance sent a check disc for purposes of this review, but their website mentions their usual assortment of packaging extras.

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge is probably going to shock the more prim and proper, but for those with a certain sense of humor about sexuality and all that it entails may find this "fairy tale" amusing, if never really gripping emotionally. Video is probably marginally better looking here due to a bit more of a darkened presentation, but there are still some of the curious color timing oddities on display. This edition boasts some excellent supplements not on the Film Movement release, but is missing the also excellent video essay that was on the Film Movement release. With caveats noted, and with your scuba gear hopefully at the ready, Recommended.