Anatahan Blu-ray
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Posted February 24, 2017 06:14 PM by Webmaster
Kino Classics have detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of director Josef von Sternberg's final film, Anatahan (1953), starring Akemi Negishi, Tadashi Suganuma, and Kisaburo Sawamura. The release will be available for purchase on April 25.
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.
Special Features:
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.
Special Features:
- NEW 2K restoration of the uncensored 1958 version (dierctor Sternberg's preferred cut of the film), with restored audio
- The complete 1953 version of Anatahan
- Visual essay by critic Tag Gallagher
- Interview with Nicholas von Sternberg
- U.S. Navy footage of the actual survivors of Anatahan, immediately after their surrender
- Original theatrical trailer
