Hadaka no šima
Directed by:
Kaneto ShindōScreenplay:
Kaneto ShindōCinematography:
Kiyomi KurodaComposer:
Hikaru HayashiVOD (2)
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The titular island in this Japanese domestic drama is an agrarian flyspeck, almost completely cut off from contact with the mainland. Here the island's residents mechanically go through their everyday farming tasks. The film concentrates on a family of five, content with their existence despite its hardships. When the oldest son dies, it is the first of many devastating blows that nearly rip the family asunder. (official distributor synopsis)
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Unique cinematic lyricism, the relentless cycle of human life depicted through austere filmmaking devices, a recurring musical motif and a cyclical narrative without words. If there are films that can be said to have, through their formal choices and structure, 100%, but really 100%, capitalized on and highlighted shared moral and ideological values, The Naked Island is one of them.
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