Inspired by actual events, ANATAHAN explores the conflicting personalities of a dozen Japanese sailors stranded on a remote isIand in the Pacific during the waning days of WorId War ll. For a time, they maintain their military discipline, but when they discover a young woman (Akemi Negishi) Iiving on the island, the paradisal isIand becomes a nest of jealousy, vioIence, and desire. Filmed in Japan on elaborateIy constructed sets, with non-EngIish-speaking actors, ANATAHAN was a deeply personal project for director Josef von Sternberg (The BIue AngeI, Morocco, The Scarlet Empress), and provided a thoroughly unique capstone to his extraordinary career.
SpeciaI Features: New 2K restoration of the uncensored 1958 version (Sternberg s preferred cut of the film), with restored audio, The complete 1953 version of Anatahan, VisuaI essay by Tag GaIIagher, Interview with Nicholas von Sternberg, U.S. Navy footage of the actuaI survivors of Anatahan, immediateIy after their surrender , OriginaI theatrical trailer |