The Naked Island [Japanese]

Starring: Shindo, Kaneto

Product Description

Director Kaneto Shindo's documentary-like, dialogue-free portrayal of daily struggle is a work of stunning visual beauty and invention. The international breakthrough for one of Japan's most innovative filmmakers-who went on to make other unique masterworks such as Onibaba and Kuroneko-The Naked Island follows a family whose home is on a tiny, remote island in the Japanese archipelago. They must row a great distance to another shore, collect water from a well in buckets, and row back to their island-a nearly backbreaking task essential for the survival of these people and their land. Featuring a phenomenal modernist score by Hikaru Hayashi, this is a truly hypnotic experience, with a rhythm unlike that of any other film.

• Format: DVD
• Language: Japanese
• UPC: 715515177016
• Release Date: January 2016
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Criterion/ Distribution S
• Director: Shindo, Kaneto
• Starring: Shindo, Kaneto
• Runtime: 1 hour, 36 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: DVD
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 5.4"