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  • Anatahan (1953)
  • PG
    91 min | Drama, History, War
Anatahan (1953)
PG
91 min | Drama, History, War

From June 1944, twelve Japanese seamen are stranded for seven years on an abandoned and forgotten island called Anatahan.
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Writers
Michiro Maruyama (book) | Tatsuo Asano (dialogue) (as Asano) | Josef von Sternberg (written by) | Younghill Kang (novel translation)
Producer
Kazuo Takimura (as Takimura)
Composer
Akira Ifukube (as Ifukube)
Cinematographers
Kôzô Okazaki | Josef von Sternberg (photographed by)
Editor
Mitsuzô Miyata (as Miyata)
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Release date
May 17, 1954 (United States)

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Cast

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15 cast members
Name Known for
Akemi Negishi
Keiko Kusakabe, the 'Queen Bee' Keiko Kusakabe, the 'Queen Bee'   See fewer
Tadashi Suganuma
Kusakabe, Husband of Keiko (as Suganuma) Kusakabe, Husband of Keiko (as Suganuma)   See fewer
Kisaburo Sawamura
Kuroda (as Sawamura) Kuroda (as Sawamura)   See fewer
Shôji Nakayama
Nishio (as Nakayama) Nishio (as Nakayama)   See fewer
Jun Fujikawa
Yoshisato (as Fujikawa) Yoshisato (as Fujikawa)   See fewer
Hiroshi Kondô
Yanaginuma (as Kondo) Yanaginuma (as Kondo)   See fewer
Shozo Miyashita
Sennami (as Miyashita) Sennami (as Miyashita)   See fewer
Tsuruemon Bando
Doi (as Tsuruemon) Doi (as Tsuruemon)   See fewer
Kikuji Onoe
Kaneda (as Kikuji) Kaneda (as Kikuji)   See fewer
Rokuriro Kineya
Marui (as Rokuriro) Marui (as Rokuriro)   See fewer
Daijiro Tamura
Kanzaki (as Tamura) Kanzaki (as Tamura)   See fewer
Chizuru Kitagawa
A Homesick One (as Kitagawa) A Homesick One (as Kitagawa)   See fewer
Takeshi Suzuki
Takahashi (as Suzuki) Takahashi (as Suzuki)   See fewer
Shirô Amakusa
Amanuma (as Amikura) Amanuma (as Amikura)   See fewer
Josef von Sternberg
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Narrator (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
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