Heat Wave Island

Overview

Nobuko Otowa plays a former Seto Inland Sea island farmer who has moved to the mainland in order to find work, but instead ends up dead. The film begins with the discovery of her corpse, which leads to an investigation that uncovers the narcotics, prostitution, and murder in which many poor farmers had found themselves trapped after World War II.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 29, 1969

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Shochiku,Kindai Eiga Kyokai

Cast

Nobuko Otowa,Jūzō Itami,Daigo Kusano,Ichirō Sugai,Tanie Kitabayashi,Hisano Yamaoka,Masanobu Oki,Mika Matsui,Jūkichi Uno,Eitarō Ozawaand 6 more

Director

Kaneto Shindō

Writer

Kaneto Shindō

Producer

Hisao Itoya,Kazuo Kuwahara,Setsuo Noto

Cinematography

Kiyomi Kuroda

Music

Hikaru Hayashi

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0064530