Directed by:
Josef von SternbergComposer:
Akira IfukubePlots(1)
Set during the dying stages of World War II, The Saga of Anatahan tells the story of twelve Japanese seaman stranded on a forgotten island for seven years. Accompanied only by Keiko (Akemi Negishi), a young Japanese woman, all rationality and discipline are soon overcome by a struggle for power and control over Keiko's affections. Narrated by Sternberg himself, the director positions himself as the story's unconscious viewpoint amidst his other trademark qualities: lush mise-en-scene, theatrical lighting and bleak yet poignant storytelling. (Eureka Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Josef von Sternberg
Austria-Hungary
Akemi Negishi
Japan
Best movies:
Red Beard (1965)
I Live in Fear (1955)
Dodes'ka-den (1970)
Hiroshi Kondô
Best movies:
Intentions of Murder (1964)
Graveyard of Honor (1975)
Crazed Fruit (1956)
Shôji Nakayama
Japan
Best movies:
The War in Space (1977)
Jun Fujikawa
Japan
Best movies:
Zatoichi, the Fugitive (1963)
New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)