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Woman in the Dunes(Movie), Postcard(Movie), Kuroneko(Movie), Onibaba(Movie), Pitfall(Movie), The Burmese Harp(Movie), The Life of Oharu(Movie), Children of Hiroshima(Movie), When a Woman Ascends the Stairs(Movie), Street of Shame(Movie), Will to Live(Movie), Ugetsu(Movie)
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the naked island proves that the director, kaneto shindo, can use the same beauty and grace that creates the haunting and chilling experiences of his horror films to create an effective and emotionally affecting drama about life on a rural island. of course, i am not familiar with his filmography outside of kuroneko and onibaba so this could be something that was clear to everyone else, but it was still quite a discovery for me. the poetic techniques of those other films are very clearly still utilized in this film but for a very different effect. although i don't think that it is as read
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