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Bookmark this pageIsland, The (1961)
Director: Kaneto Shindo
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From Time Out Film Guide
The film that brought Shindo to international attention is a meditatively-paced study of life on the far side of privation: a small family group struggle for survival on a barren island off the west coast of Japan. The 'poetry' is highly contrived, but the feeling is probably authentic.Author: TR
Cast & crew
Director: Kaneto Shindo
Producer: Kaneto Shindo, Eisaku Matsura
Cast: Nobuko Otowa, Taiji Tonoyama, Shinji Tanaka, Masanori Horimoto full cast
Genre(s): Action/Adventure
Duration: 92 mins
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