Mystery ·Drama · Japan · 1969 · 1h 44m

Heat Wave Island

かげろう

Heat Wave Island poster
Director
Kaneto Shindō
Cast
Nobuko Otowa as Otoyo Jūzō Itami as Iino Daigo Kusano as Tsuda Ichirō Sugai as Tanie Kitabayashi as Hisano Yamaoka as
Crew
Kiyomi Kuroda — Director of Photography Hikaru Hayashi — Original Music Composer Kaneto Shindō — Screenplay Hisao Itoya — Producer Kazuo Kuwahara — Producer Setsuo Noto — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Kaneto Shindō Director Kiyomi Kuroda Director of Photography Hikaru Hayashi Original Music Composer Kaneto Shindō Screenplay Hisao Itoya Producer Kazuo Kuwahara Producer Setsuo Noto Producer Kiyomi Kuroda Production Design
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