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The Naked Island

Drama Deals with the intolerably hard life of a family of four, the only inhabitants of a very small Japanese island in the Setonaikai archipelago. Several times a day they row over to the neighboring island to fetch water for their miserable fields. One day the boys catch a big fish, which is sold in the city. Shortly after, the older boy falls ill. The father is desperately trying to find the doctor, while Taro is dying. After the funeral ... [+]
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  • 12/28/2014
    La imagen desnuda Very good
    El longevo director y guionista (falleció en 2012 a los cien años) tuvo una prolífica carrera. Estuvo fuertemente influido por su mentor, Kenji Mizoguchi, y se mantuvo en activo hasta su muerte.
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  • 09/19/2014
    Las vidas humildes Very good
    Al conocer el planteamiento de la película de Shindo, serena y contemplativa donde las haya, una objeción bastante recurrente parece ser la de preguntarse "¿qué interés tiene?". Es decir, ... Read full review
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