Deals with the intolerably hard life of a family of four, the only inhabitants of a very small Japanese island in the Setonaikai archipelago. Several times a day they row over to the neighboring island to fetch water for their miserable fields.
The Naked Island is known for having no dialogue, and I am all for movies with little or no dialogue when it's done well. People who follow this blog may have noticed that I praise South Korean director Kim Ki-duk a lot for making movies with barely any spoken words. There's just something about that I find very interesting and different from most other films.
Other than that, I should say that I hope you brought your patience with you because The Naked Island has a slow tempo. It depicts a tough life where there's lots of carrying water and lots of harvesting crops. It may sound boring but you just have to be in the right mood, because it's a good film with great cinematography.
Genre: Drama
