The island /
A farmer, his wife, and their two small sons are the sole inhabitants of a small island off the coast of Japan. The simple routine of their daily lives is a constant struggle for survival, as they take trips to the mainland for precious buckets of water which must be lugged up the rocky, steep slope...
| Uniform Title: | Hadaka no shima. |
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| Corporate Authors: | , , |
| Other Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Language Notes: | No dialogue, music and sounds; titles in English and Japanese. |
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[United States] :
Matinee Classics,
[between 2000 and 2009?]
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| Summary: | A farmer, his wife, and their two small sons are the sole inhabitants of a small island off the coast of Japan. The simple routine of their daily lives is a constant struggle for survival, as they take trips to the mainland for precious buckets of water which must be lugged up the rocky, steep slope of the island and then doled out in cupfuls to the meager crops. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced as a motion picture made in Japan, 1961. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (1 hr., 33 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in. |
| Format: | VHS. |
| Awards: | Moscow International Film Festival, Grand prix, 1961. |
| Production Credits: | Cameraman, Kiyoshi Kuroda ; music, Hikaru Hayashi ; editor, Toshi Enoki. |