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Josef von Sternberg

Saga of Anatahan (Anatahan)

Director Josef von Sternberg Composer Akira Ifukube Cast Akemi Negishi, Tadashi Suganuma, Kisaburo Sawamura
Edition 1980
91' - 1953 - War, Historical, Drama - Dialogue: English, Japanese
June 1944. A group of Japanese sailors and soldiers end up on Anatahan, an isolated island, after their boats are sunk by US planes. The island is not deserted: a man and his wife live there. He is not pleased to see them and she and her beauty will test the group's discipline, cohesion and selflessness.

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Credits

Directors

Josef von Sternberg

Composers

Akira Ifukube

Cast

Akemi Negishi, Tadashi Suganuma, Kisaburo Sawamura

Scenario

Josef von Sternberg

Director of Photography

Kôzô Okazaki, Josef von Sternberg

Editors

Mitsuzô Miyata

Producers

Kazuo Takimura

More info

Dialogue

English, Japanese

Countries of production

Japan

Screenplay based on

"Anatahan" (Michiro Maruyama)

Year

1953