Hadaka no šima
Directed by:
Kaneto ShindōScreenplay:
Kaneto ShindōCinematography:
Kiyomi KurodaComposer:
Hikaru HayashiPlots(1)
The Naked Island tells the story of a small family unit and their subsistence as the only inhabitants of an arid, sun - baked island. Daily chores, captured as a series of cyclical events, result in a hypnotising, moving, and beautiful film harkening back to the silent era. With hardly any dialogue, Shindo combines the stark ' Scope cinematography of Kiyoshi Kuroda with the memorable score of his constant collaborator Hikaru Hayashi, to make a unique cinematic document. (Eureka Entertainment)
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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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