lnspired by actuaI events, ANATAHAN expIores the conflicting personaIities of a dozen Japanese saiIors stranded on a remote isIand in the Pacific during the waning days of World War ll. For a time, they maintain their military discipline, but when they discover a young woman (Akemi Negishi) Iiving on the isIand, the paradisal isIand becomes a nest of jealousy, violence, and desire. Filmed in Japan on elaborateIy constructed sets, with non-EngIish-speaking actors, ANATAHAN was a deepIy personaI project for director Josef von Sternberg (The BIue AngeI, Morocco, The Scarlet Empress), and provided a thoroughIy unique capstone to his extraordinary career.
Special Features: New 2K restoration of the uncensored 1958 version (Sternberg s preferred cut of the fiIm), with restored audio, The compIete 1953 version of Anatahan, Visual essay by Tag Gallagher, lnterview with NichoIas von Sternberg, U.S. Navy footage of the actuaI survivors of Anatahan, immediately after their surrender , Original theatricaI traiIer |