The Naked Island

1960 film by Kaneto Shindō
Movie film Q779032
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The Naked Island

Summary

The Naked Island is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (283 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Naked Island's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Naked Island was directed by Kaneto Shindō[4].
  • Kaneto Shindō wrote the screenplay for The Naked Island[5].
  • The Naked Island's composer is recorded as Hikaru Hayashi[6].
  • The Naked Island's genre is drama film[7].
  • A cast member of The Naked Island was Nobuko Otowa[8].
  • A cast member of The Naked Island was Taiji Tonoyama[9].
  • The Naked Island's production company is recorded as Kindai Eiga Kyokai[10].
  • The Naked Island's director of photography is recorded as Kiyomi Kuroda[11].
  • The original language of The Naked Island was Japanese[12].
  • The Naked Island's color is recorded as color[13].
  • The Naked Island's color is recorded as black-and-white[14].
  • The Naked Island's country of origin is recorded as Japan[15].
  • The Naked Island was published on November 23, 1960[16].
  • The Naked Island was released on July 11, 1961[17].
  • The Naked Island was published on November 22, 1961[18].
  • The Naked Island was released on November 29, 1961[19].
  • The Naked Island was released on March 30, 1962[20].
  • The Naked Island was published on May 22, 1962[21].
  • The Naked Island was released on July 9, 1962[22].
  • The Naked Island was released on July 24, 1962[23].
  • The Naked Island was released on July 27, 1962[24].
  • The Naked Island was published on September 10, 1962[25].
  • The Naked Island was released on November 19, 1962[26].
  • The Naked Island was released on December 21, 1962[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Naked Island was directed by Kaneto Shindō[4]. Kaneto Shindō wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Nobuko Otowa[8] and Taiji Tonoyama[9].

Publication

Publication dates include November 23, 1960[16], July 11, 1961[17], November 22, 1961[18], November 29, 1961[19], March 30, 1962[20], and May 22, 1962[21]. The original language of The Naked Island was Japanese[12]. Its genre is drama film[7].

Why It Matters

The Naked Island ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (283 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1960-11-23T00:00:00Z, +1961-07-11T00:00:00Z, +1961-11-22T00:00:00Z +13
    Screenwriter Kaneto Shindō
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+94'}
    Original language of film or tv show Japanese
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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