Heat Wave Island

1969

1h 44m

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Drama

Otowa is a former Seto Inland Sea island farmer who has moved to the mainland in order to find work, but instead ends up dead. The film begins with the discovery of her corpse, which leads to an investigation that uncovers the narcotics, prostitution, and murder in which many poor farmers had found themselves trapped after World War II.

Writers

Kaneto Shindō(writer by)

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Release date

October 29, 1969 (United States)

Country of origin

Japan

Language

Japanese

Production companies

Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Shochiku

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