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The Naked Island

Original title: Hadaka no shima
  • 1960
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
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The Naked Island (1960)
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Psychological DramaDrama

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.

  • Director
    • Kaneto Shindō
  • Writer
    • Kaneto Shindō
  • Stars
    • Nobuko Otowa
    • Taiji Tonoyama
    • Shinji Tanaka
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    6.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kaneto Shindō
    • Writer
      • Kaneto Shindō
    • Stars
      • Nobuko Otowa
      • Taiji Tonoyama
      • Shinji Tanaka
    • 39User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 5 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Photos70

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    Top Cast5

    Nobuko Otowa
    Nobuko Otowa
    • Toyo, the mother
    Taiji Tonoyama
    Taiji Tonoyama
    • Senta, the father
    Shinji Tanaka
    Shinji Tanaka
    • Tarô - the elder son
    Masanori Horimoto
    Masanori Horimoto
    • Jirô - the younger son
    Masako Chiba
    • Director
      • Kaneto Shindō
    • Writer
      • Kaneto Shindō
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews39

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    Did you know

    • 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)

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    Details

    • 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(location)
    • Production companies
      • Toho
      • Kindai Eiga Kyokai
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    Box office

    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,673
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 36m(96 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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