Title from web page. Based on the book by Michiro Maruyama. Akemi Negishi, Tadashi Suganuma, Kisaburo Sawamura, Shoji Nakayama. Originally released as a motion picture in 1953. Special features: New 2K restoration of the uncensored 1958 version (Sternberg's preferred cut of the film), with restored audio; The complete 1953 version of Anatahan; Visual essay by Tag Gallagher; Interview with Nicholas von Sternberg; U.S. footage of the actual survivors of Anatahan, immediately after their "surrender"; Original theatrical trailer.
Summary:
Inspired by actual events, this film explores the conflicting personalities of a dozen Japanese sailors stranded on a remote island in the Pacific during the waning days of World War II. For a time, they maintain their military discipline, but when they discover a young woman living on the island, the paradisal island becomes a nest of jealousy, violence, and desire.
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