(aka 'Hadaka no shima' or 'Naked Island' or 'The Island')
directed by
Kaneto Shindō
Japan 1960
Filmed on the virtually deserted Setonaikai
archipelago in south-east Japan, The Naked Island was made — in the words
of its director — "as a 'cinematic poem' to try and capture the life of human
beings struggling like ants against the forces of nature". Kaneto Shindo,
director of
Onibaba (MoC #13) and
Kuroneko (MoC #14), made the film with his
own production company, Kindaļ Eiga Kyokai, who were facing financial ruin at
the time. Using one-tenth of the average budget, Shindo took one last
impassioned risk to make this film. With his small crew, they relocated to an
inn on the island of Mihari where, for two months in early 1960, they would make
what they considered to be their last film.
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.
Shindo, who had worked with both Kenji Mizoguchi and Kon Ichikawa, shot to
international fame with the astounding Children of Hiroshima (1952).
Eight years later, the BAFTA-nominated The Naked Island won the Grand
Prix at Moscow International Film Festival (where Luchino Visconti was a jury
member). It is now considered to be one of Shindo's major works, and its success
saved his film company from bankruptcy. The experience of making The Naked
Island led Shindo to appreciate 'collective film production', and has been
his preferred method of making films ever since...
Theatrical Release: November 23rd, 1960
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DVD Review: Eureka (Master of Cinema #12) - Region 2 - PAL
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| Runtime | 1:32:19 | |
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2.35:1
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| Subtitles | English, None | |
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Release Information:
Edition Details: • Full-length
audio commentary by director Kaneto Shindo and composer Hikaru Hayashi |
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Beautiful
de-saturated image again from Eureka's Masters of Cinema
series... and what a film to showcase. It looks like the same
restoration as the Japanese DVD. Shadow detail and contrast are
extremely filmic and the discs extras features are worthy of Criterion -
a full length director commentary, video introduction (Alex Cox), a
liner notes booklet and more. Original audio and exemplary subtitling
are further key elements to this incredibly complete package. It's such
a treat to have this MoC series flowering - continually producing
stellar digital material for the discerning film fan. We should consider
ourselves very lucky. I do.
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