FREE ON CINEGEEK.DE The Naked Island 

During the production of The Naked Island, Kaneto Shindô was on the verge of bankruptcy and must have thought that under these circumstances he could just as well make a pure film without any commercial ambitions. This is exactly what would later save his entire company. We find ourselves on a barren island. A family takes centre stage. Every step on the island is a hardship. Even the simplest tasks there are a dangerous struggle. Then the sons catch a fish and hope to sell it for some extra money. But trader after trader refuses. The father emphasises how hard life is. Every drop of water that falls on the stones of the island evaporates immediately. This is everyday life before something really catastrophic happens... The Naked Island is a beautiful film. Not just visually. The soul of this film is beautiful! If you know a bit about Ozu's dramas, you'll find a lot of them in The Naked Island. The clash between tradition and modernity. Western culture meets Eastern culture and centuries-old traditions are overturned just like that. We experience all of this in The Naked Island and yet it is not a film about its time. It is a universal film for any time.