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The Naked Island

Original title: Hadaka no shima
  • 19601960
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 36m
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8.1/10
5.4K
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Hadaka no shima (1960)
Drama

A family of four are the sole inhabitants of a small island, where they struggle each day to irrigate their crops.A family of four are the sole inhabitants of a small island, where they struggle each day to irrigate their crops.A family of four are the sole inhabitants of a small island, where they struggle each day to irrigate their crops.

IMDb RATING
8.1/10
5.4K
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  • Director
    • Kaneto Shindô
  • Writer
    • Kaneto Shindô
  • Stars
    • Nobuko Otowa
    • Taiji Tonoyama
    • Shinji Tanaka
Top credits
  • Director
    • Kaneto Shindô
  • Writer
    • Kaneto Shindô
  • Stars
    • Nobuko Otowa
    • Taiji Tonoyama
    • Shinji Tanaka
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    • 34User reviews
    • 50Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award
      • 5 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Nobuko Otowa and Taiji Tonoyama in Hadaka no shima (1960)
    Nobuko Otowa in Hadaka no shima (1960)
    Taiji Tonoyama in Hadaka no shima (1960)
    Nobuko Otowa and Taiji Tonoyama in Hadaka no shima (1960)
    Masanori Horimoto, Nobuko Otowa, Shinji Tanaka, and Taiji Tonoyama in Hadaka no shima (1960)
    Nobuko Otowa in Hadaka no shima (1960)
    Taiji Tonoyama in Hadaka no shima (1960)
    Nobuko Otowa and Taiji Tonoyama in Hadaka no shima (1960)
    Hadaka no shima (1960)
    Nobuko Otowa in Hadaka no shima (1960)
    Taiji Tonoyama in Hadaka no shima (1960)
    Nobuko Otowa and Taiji Tonoyama in Hadaka no shima (1960)

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    Nobuko Otowa
    Nobuko Otowa
    • Toyo, the motheras Toyo, the mother
    Taiji Tonoyama
    Taiji Tonoyama
    • Senta, the fatheras Senta, the father
    Shinji Tanaka
    Shinji Tanaka
    • Tarô - the elder sonas Tarô - the elder son
    Masanori Horimoto
    Masanori Horimoto
    • Jirô - the younger sonas Jirô - the younger son
    • Director
      • Kaneto Shindô
    • Writer
      • Kaneto Shindô
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    Storyline

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    Deals with the intolerably hard life of a family of four, the only inhabitants of a very small Japanese island in the Setonaikai archipelago. Several times a day they row over to the neighboring island to fetch water for their miserable fields. —Michael Jurich <jurich@rummelplatz.uni-mannheim.de>
    islandsilenceagriculturenaturejapanese new wave10 more
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    • Genre
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
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    • Trivia
      'Hadaka no shima' was made, in the words of its director, "as a 'cinematic poem' to try and capture the life of human beings struggling like ants against the forces of nature."
    • Connections
      Referenced in Century of Cinema: Nihon eiga no hyaku nen (1995)

    User reviews34

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    10/10
    One of the finest films ever made.
    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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    • Jan 17, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 10, 1962 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • None
    • Also known as
      • The Island
    • Filming locations
      • Island of Sukune in Mihara, Hiroshima, Japan
    • Production company
      • Kindai Eiga Kyokai
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,673
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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