Kino Lorber has announced that it will introduce theatrically a brand new 2K restoration of acclaimed director Josef von Sternberg's final film,
Anatahan (1953), starring Akemi Negishi, Tadashi Suganuma, and Kisaburo Sawamura. The new 2K restoration has been completed in conjunction with the Sternberg estate.
A Blu-ray release is expected to be announced at a later date.
Synopsis: In the waning days of WWII, a dozen Japanese sailors are stranded on a remote island inhabited only by the foreman of an abandoned plantation and a beautiful young woman, Keiko (Akemi Negishi). As the days turn into months and then into years, the castaways lose their grip on any semblance of societal norms and descend into a daily struggle for dominance and power.