Pirates trapped by weather they can't steal from — poetic justice or just bad planning?
Four unlucky pirates head to a weather tracking station set on a remote island with the intention of holding the weather trackers as hostages and assaulting their next incoming supply ship; but at the station they are told that a serious typhoon is on the way, so the ship will be delayed.
Acting
Setsuko Hara's quiet steel against male desperation.
Direction
Ōba wrings maximum tension from single location, limited cast.
Production
Typhoon sequences with 1948 resources — impressively oppressive atmosphere.
Director
Hideo Ōba
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