Taku Shinjo spins this rural drama about ancient taboos and encroaching modernity. Takamine (Gitan Otsuru) is a big-city workaholic sent to a small remote island to seal a business deal. His predecessor almost managed to convince the island's 17 inhabitants to sell their stake and make way for a resort hotel -- that is, before he died under dubious circumstances. Takamine finds the islanders polite and kind but unwilling to discuss business; instead, they tell him to become an islander. So the city-slicker stuffed shirt loses his tie and starts to help the women plant and the men fish. He soon makes his acquaintance with Takako (Mitsuko Baisho), the widowed daughter of the island's chief. She lives alone with her crazed son who is kept Jane Eyre-style chained to a stake. One moon-lit night, their mutual attraction boils over, resulting in a naked, passionate roll on the beach.
Credits
The Hidden Festival Cast
The Hidden Festival Crew
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Department |
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Tatsuo Suzuki as Director of Photography. He was 63 (76) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Taku Shinjo as Director. |
Directing |
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Taku Shinjo as Executive Producer. |
Production |
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Shintaro Ishihara as Original Story. Shintaro Ishihara was 65 (now 91) years old
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Writing |
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Shintaro Ishihara as Screenplay. Shintaro Ishihara was 65 (now 91) years old
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Writing |
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Hisao Inagaki as Art Direction. He was 69 (now 95) years old
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Art |
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Osamu Inoue as Editor. He was 65 (now 91) years old
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Editing |
