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8.2/10   781 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Kaneto Shindô (writer)
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Release Date:
10 September 1962 (USA) more
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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... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win more
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One of the finest films ever made. more (20 total)

Cast

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

Also Known As:
Naked Island (International: English title) (literal title)
The Island (USA)
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Runtime:
94 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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There is no dialogue for the first 37 minutes, 50 seconds. more

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13 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
One of the finest films ever made., 17 January 2002
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Author: Evan Wm. Cameron from Toronto, Ontario, Canada

If you have ever wondered what a film would be like that exemplifies how the tools of the craft can be used to do powerfully what no other art can do, this film answers the question. It is among the most carefully wrought, least encumbered yet profound movies ever made. The fact that it has long been unavailable in America and Europe in any accessible format reflects very sadly upon us all. (Addendum 15 March 2008 for those of you with region-free players: the English distributor, Eureka, has thankfully released the original widescreen version of the movie in PAL format in its 'The Masters of Cinema Series', #12, with an optional commentary by Shindo and his composer, Hikaru Hayashi. Available from Amazon.uk.)

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