The Deserted Archipelago
Apr 25 1969
•1h 56m
•Drama
A young man reaches adolescence and escapes the nunnery where he survived a tortured upbringing; the world outside suddenly seems even more frightening than before.
Cast
See allKazuko Aoki
Ben Hiura
Shin'ichi Iwata
Yoshihiro Katô
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