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Anatahan

19536.61h 31m

Overview

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

Directed by Josef von Sternberg
Written by Josef von Sternberg, Tatsuo Asano, Michiro Maruyama
Produced by Kazuo Takimura
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Top Cast

Akemi Negishi

Akemi Negishi

Keiko Kusakabe

T

Tadashi Suganuma

Kusakabe, Husband of Keiko

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Kisaburo Sawamura

Kuroda

Shoji Nakayama

Shoji Nakayama

Nishio

Jun Fujikawa

Jun Fujikawa

Yoshisato

Hiroshi Kondō

Hiroshi Kondō

Yanaginuma

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Shozo Miyashita

Sennami

K

Kikuji Onoe

Kaneda

R

Rokuriro Kineya

Marui

T

Tsuruemon Bando

Doi

Themes & Keywords

isolationsexual competitionworld war 2

About Anatahan

Anatahan is a drama, war film released in 1953 exploring themes of isolation, sexual competition, world war 2. Directed by Josef von Sternberg, it stars Akemi Negishi, Tadashi Suganuma, Kisaburo Sawamura. From June 1944, twelve Japanese seamen are stranded for seven years on an abandoned and forgotten island called Anatahan.

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