Summaries

From June 1944, twelve Japanese seamen are stranded for seven years on an abandoned and forgotten island called Anatahan.

June 1944. A group of Japanese sailors and soldiers end up on Anatahan, an isolated island, after their boats are sunk by US planes. The island is not deserted: a man and his wife live there. He is not pleased to see them and she and her beauty will test the group's discipline, cohesion and selflessness.—grantss

In June 1944, twelve Japanese seaman are stranded on an abandoned-and-forgotten island called Ana-ta-han for seven years. The island's only inhabitants are the overseer of the abandoned plantation and an attractive young Japanese woman. Discipline is represented by a former warrant officer but ends when he suffers a loss-of-face catastrophe. Soon, discipline and rationality are replaced by a struggle for power and the woman. Power is represented by a pair of pistols found in the wreckage of an American airplane, so important that five men pay for their lives in a bid for supremacy.—Les Adams <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • japanese
  • island
  • officer
  • voice over
  • seaman
Genres
  • Drama
  • History
  • War
Release date Jun 27, 1953
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG
Countries of origin Japan
Language English Japanese
Filming locations Kyoto, Japan
Production companies Daiwa

Box office

Gross US & Canada $8171
Gross worldwide $8171

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 31m
Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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