Anatahan_
From June 1944, twelve Japanese seamen are stranded for seven years on an abandoned and forgotten island called Anatahan.
Starring
Akemi Negishi, Tadashi Suganuma, Kisaburo Sawamura
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
Anatahan was released 73 years ago in 1953.
Overview
From June 1944, twelve Japanese seamen are stranded for seven years on an abandoned and forgotten island called Anatahan.
Anatahan is a Drama, War film with a runtime of 1h 31m.
CAST (15)
Akemi Negishi
Keiko Kusakabe
TS
Tadashi Suganuma
Kusakabe, Husband of Keiko
KS
Kisaburo Sawamura
Kuroda
Shoji Nakayama
Nishio
Jun Fujikawa
Yoshisato
Hiroshi Kondō
Yanaginuma
SM
Shozo Miyashita
Sennami
KO
Kikuji Onoe
Kaneda
RK
Rokuriro Kineya
Marui
TB
Tsuruemon Bando
Doi
DT
Daijiro Tamur
Kanzaki
Chizuru Kitagawa
A Homesick One
TS
Takeshi Suzuki
Takahashi
SA
Shirō Amakusa
Amanuma
Josef von Sternberg
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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What is Anatahan about?
From June 1944, twelve Japanese seamen are stranded for seven years on an abandoned and forgotten island called Anatahan.
How long is Anatahan?
Anatahan has a runtime of 91 minutes (1h 31m).
Who stars in Anatahan?
The cast of Anatahan includes Akemi Negishi, Tadashi Suganuma, Kisaburo Sawamura, Shoji Nakayama, Jun Fujikawa.
What is the rating of Anatahan?
Anatahan has a rating of 6.6 out of 10 based on 43 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (2)
Drama
War