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Anatahan

1953-06-28 · 91 min · ★ 6.8

Drama · War

From June 1944, twelve Japanese seamen are stranded for seven years on an abandoned and forgotten island called Anatahan.

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Directors
Josef von Sternberg
Production companies
Daiwa Building
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Akemi NegishiAkemi NegishiKeiko Kusakabe
Tadashi SuganumaKusakabe, Husband of Keiko
Kisaburo SawamuraKuroda
Shoji NakayamaShoji NakayamaNishio
Jun FujikawaJun FujikawaYoshisato
Hiroshi KondōHiroshi KondōYanaginuma
Shozo MiyashitaSennami
Kikuji OnoeKaneda
Rokuriro KineyaMarui
Tsuruemon BandoDoi
Daijiro TamurKanzaki
Chizuru KitagawaChizuru KitagawaA Homesick One
Takeshi SuzukiTakahashi
Shirō AmakusaShirō AmakusaAmanuma
Josef von SternbergJosef von SternbergNarrator (voice) (uncredited)

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