The Naked Island
Nov 23 1960
•2h 37m
•Drama
A family of four are the sole inhabitants of a small island, where they struggle each day to irrigate their crops.
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Nobuko Otowa
Toyo
Taiji Tonoyama
Senta
Shinji Tanaka
Taro
Masanori Horimoto
Jiro
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