The Naked Island (Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] - Classic Japanese Drama Film for Movie Collectors & Cinephiles - Perfect for Home Theater Nights & Film Study

Director Kaneto Shindo s documentary-like, dialogue-free portrayal of daily struggle is a work of stunning visual beauty and invention. The international breakthrough for one of Japan s most innovative filmmakers who went on to make such other marvelous movies as Onibaba and Kuroneko The Naked Island follows a family whose home is on a tiny, remote island off the coast of Japan. They must row a great distance to another shore, collect water from a well in buckets, and row back to their island a nearly backbreaking task essential for the survival of these people and their land. Featuring a phenomenal modernist score by Hikaru Hayashi, this is a truly hypnotic experience, with a rhythm unlike that of any other film.BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES - New, high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack- Video introduction by director Kaneto Shindo, recorded for a 2011 retrospective of his work  - Audio commentary recorded in 2000, featuring Shindo and composer Hikaru Hayashi- New appreciation of the film by actor Benicio Del Toro- New interview with film scholar Akira Mizuta Lippit - Trailer- New English subtitle translation- PLUS: An essay by film scholar Haden Guest