Anatahan
1953 · Movie · 91 min · ★ 6.8 · 95% critics
During the final stretch of World War II, a group of Japanese seamen become stranded on a remote island and remain there for years. As isolation deepens, daily survival gives way to rivalry, desire, and a slow breakdown of order within the small community.
Also known as The Saga of Anatahan · Ana-ta-han · The Devil's Pitchfork
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Details
- Original title
- アナタハン
- Years
- 1953
- Release date
- 1953-06-28
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (46 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re open to stark, unusual survival dramas focused on tension and human behavior, especially if No Regrets for Our Youth or Caterpillar appeal to you; Not for you if you want clear, conventional storytelling.
Pros: haunting atmosphere; bold, unusual style; gripping human conflict | Cons: intrusive narration; emotionally distant at times; uneven ending
Themes
- isolation
- world war ii
- sexual competition
Cast & crew
Akemi Negishi
as Keiko Kusakabe
- TS
Tadashi Suganuma
as Kusakabe, Husband of Keiko
- KS
Kisaburo Sawamura
as Kuroda
Shoji Nakayama
as Nishio
Jun Fujikawa
as Yoshisato
Hiroshi Kondō
as Yanaginuma
- SM
Shozo Miyashita
as Sennami
- KO
Kikuji Onoe
as Kaneda
- RK
Rokuriro Kineya
as Marui
- TB
Tsuruemon Bando
as Doi
Directed by Josef von Sternberg