The Naked Island

Directed by Kaneto Shindō
U
23 November 1960    1h 37m    Box Office: US$14,673Drama
8.0100%86%8.0
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Deals with the intolerably hard life of a family of four, the only inhabitants of a very small Japanese island in the Setonaikai archipelago. Several times a day they row over to the neighboring island to fetch water for their miserable fields.
  • Nobuko OtowaToyo
  • Taiji TonoyamaSenta
  • Shinji TanakaTaro
  • Masanori HorimotoJiro
  • Kaneto ShindōDirector / Writer / Producer / Production Design
  • Matsuura EisakuProducer
  • Kiyomi KurodaDirector Of Photography
  • Mitsunori KanaokaAssistant Director
  • Takahisa KatsumeAssistant Director
  • Toshio EnokiEditor
  • Hikaru HayashiOriginal Music Composer
  • Kunie MaruyamaSound Designer
  • Mihoko YoshinoProduction Manager
  • Kazuo KuwaharaProduction Manager

The Naked Island Ratings & Reviews

  • hairydemon9 November 2025
    a small gem of a film. Beautiful in every way, even if the farming is a bit off.

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