The ship Kaijin Maru is left adrift after losing all means of navigation in a storm. The four people on the ship are becoming increasingly desperate as food and water run out.
Direction
Shindō's suffocating framing traps you on that boat.
Acting
Taiji Tonoyama's unraveling is genuinely disturbing to witness.
Cinematography
Endless ocean horizons that mock rather than comfort.
Director
Kaneto Shindō
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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