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7.0 1h 44m

Heat Wave Island

Nobuko Otowa plays 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.

Top Cast

  • Nobuko Otowa

    Nobuko Otowa

    Otoyo

  • Jūzō Itami

    Jūzō Itami

    Iino

  • Daigo Kusano

    Daigo Kusano

    Tsuda

  • Ichirō Sugai

    Ichirō Sugai

  • Tanie Kitabayashi

    Tanie Kitabayashi

  • Hisano Yamaoka

    Hisano Yamaoka

  • Masanobu Oki

    Masanobu Oki

  • Mika Matsui

    Mika Matsui

  • Jūkichi Uno

    Jūkichi Uno

Overview

Nobuko Otowa plays 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.

Rating

7.0 / 10
2 Reviews
1 Popular

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