The Naked Island

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nikkatsu
gptkb:Nikkatsu_Corporation
gptkbp:awards Best Director at Cannes
Best Director at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival
gptkbp:box_office gptkb:unknown
$1 million
gptkbp:cast gptkb:Katsumasa_Uchida
gptkb:Taiji_Tonoyama
gptkb:Masumi_Harukawa
gptkb:Nobuko_Otowa
gptkbp:character The child
The husband
The wife
gptkbp:character_appearance gptkb:Kaneto_Shindo
gptkbp:character_arc the couple's relationship
gptkbp:character_development minimal dialogue
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Kiyoshi_Suzuki
gptkbp:color black and white
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:critical_reception Positive reviews
positive reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced filmmakers
Cited in film studies
Referenced in other media
influenced later films
gptkbp:cultural_significance depicts rural life
depicts resilience
depicts hardship
gptkbp:design gptkb:Kaneto_Shindo
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Kaneto_Shindo
gptkbp:director gptkb:Kaneto_Shindo
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Shin-Toho
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Toshio_Taniguchi
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:film_festival
gptkbp:film_score gptkb:Akira_Ifukube
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Kagoshima_Prefecture
gptkb:Kagawa_Prefecture
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Toshio_Taniguchi
gptkbp:genre gptkb:High_School
gptkbp:home_media_release gptkb:DJ
gptkb:film
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Naked Island
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkb:artwork
gptkb:organization
Japanese cinema
nature
realism
social commentary
emotional depth
cinematic techniques
visual storytelling
symbolic imagery
post-war Japan
existential themes
Japanese traditions
human emotion
documentary style
neorealism
character-driven narratives
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Italian_Neorealism
Japanese cinema
Documentary filmmaking
gptkbp:language gptkb:Japanese
gptkbp:legacy considered a classic
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:his_wife
a fisherman
gptkbp:music gptkb:Akira_Ifukube
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Akira_Ifukube
gptkbp:narrative_style Symbolic imagery
Visual storytelling
Realistic portrayal of life.
gptkbp:notable_appearance the fishing scene
the storm scene
the water carrying scene
gptkbp:notable_feature Black and white cinematography
Naturalistic performances
Minimal dialogue
gptkbp:notable_for minimal dialogue
gptkbp:plot A story about a family living on a remote island.
gptkbp:plot_summary A story about a couple living on a deserted island.
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:Shin-Toho
gptkbp:release_date gptkb:2014
1960-06-01
gptkbp:release_format Theatrical
gptkbp:release_region gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1960
gptkbp:remake gptkb:The_Naked_Island_(2014)_remake
The Naked Island (2014)
gptkbp:runtime 96 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Kaneto_Shindo
gptkbp:setting Remote island in Japan
gptkbp:soundtrack gptkb:Original_score_by_Akira_Ifukube
gptkbp:symbolism the island as a character
gptkbp:theme gptkb:Isolation
gptkb:Survival
gptkb:family
gptkbp:themes gptkb:survival
human struggle
isolation
gptkbp:visitors silent yet powerful