Hadaka no shima (1960)

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Director:

Kaneto Shindô

Writer:

Kaneto Shindô (writer)

Release Date:

10 September 1962 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Deals with the intolerably hard life of a family of four, the only inhabitants of a very small Japanese island in the Setonaikai archipelago...

Plot Keywords:

Island | Water | Face Slap | Fish | Fishing

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win

Cast

Nobuko Otowa	...	Toyo, the mother
Taiji Tonoyama	...	Senta, the father
Shinji Tanaka	...	Taro, the elder son
Masanori Horimoto	...	Jiro, the younger son

Also Known As:

Naked Island (International: English title) (literal title)
The Island (USA)

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

None

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:S | UK:U

Company:

Kindai Eiga Kyokai

Trivia:

There is no dialogue for the first 37 minutes, 50 seconds.

the most moving film

I was surfing on the t.v. and came across this incredible "little" film on a French Canadian station. As there is no dialogue and the story is so human and pure, it is truly the most universal picture I've seen. I defy anyone not to be moved by the challenges which the characters face, the realism in the minimalist acting and the beauty of the simplistic black and white camerawork. I've never heard of this film, but I will tell all my friends about it.