Anatahan

1953 1h 31m JA

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6.8

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100%

CERTIFIED FRESH

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IMDB

★6.8TMDB · 50🍅100%Rotten Tomatoes★7IMDB · 1,395

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Synopsis

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

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Akemi Negishi
Keiko Kusakabe
Tadashi Suganuma
Kusakabe, Husband of Keiko
Kisaburo Sawamura
Kuroda
Shoji Nakayama
Nishio
Jun Fujikawa
Yoshisato
Hiroshi Kondō
Yanaginuma
Shozo Miyashita
Sennami
Kikuji Onoe
Kaneda

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Josef von Sternberg
Writers: Josef von Sternberg
Languages: English, Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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73 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Josef von Sternberg, shot by Josef von Sternberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Akira Ifukube. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Mitsuzō Miyata shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Akemi Negishi and Tadashi Suganuma and Kisaburo Sawamura carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0046712 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Josef von Sternberg directs. Josef von Sternberg behind the camera. Akira Ifukube scores. Mitsuzō Miyata cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in English, Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

173 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.
3Directed by Josef von Sternberg, shot by Josef von Sternberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Akira Ifukube. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Mitsuzō Miyata shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Akemi Negishi and Tadashi Suganuma and Kisaburo Sawamura carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0046712 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.