Poster of Heat Wave Island

Heat Wave Island

Plot: 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
Release Date: Wednesday, October 29 1969
54 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Nobuko OtowaNobuko Otowa
Nobuko Otowa was
44 in Heat Wave Island
as 'Otoyo'.
Thu, Oct 01 1925 –
Thu, Dec 22 1994
Portrait of Jūzō ItamiJūzō Itami
Jūzō Itami was
36 in Heat Wave Island
as 'Iino'.
Mon, May 15 1933 –
Sat, Dec 20 1997
Portrait of Daigo KusanoDaigo Kusano
Daigo Kusano was
30 in Heat Wave Island
as 'Tsuda'.
Thu, Sep 07 1939 –
Wed, Feb 27 1991
Portrait of Ichirō SugaiIchirō Sugai
Ichirō Sugai was
62 in Heat Wave Island
Wed, Jul 24 1907 –
Sat, Aug 11 1973
Portrait of Tanie KitabayashiTanie Kitabayashi
Tanie Kitabayashi was
58 in Heat Wave Island
Sun, May 21 1911 –
Tue, Apr 27 2010
Portrait of Hisano YamaokaHisano Yamaoka
Hisano Yamaoka was
43 in Heat Wave Island
Fri, Aug 27 1926 –
Mon, Feb 15 1999
Portrait of Masanobu OkiMasanobu Oki
Masanobu Oki was
>> in Heat Wave Island
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mika MatsuiMika Matsui
Mika Matsui was
>> in Heat Wave Island
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jūkichi UnoJūkichi Uno
Jūkichi Uno was
55 in Heat Wave Island
Sun, Sep 27 1914 –
Sat, Jan 09 1988
Portrait of Eitarō OzawaEitarō Ozawa
Eitarō Ozawa was
60 in Heat Wave Island
Sat, Mar 27 1909 –
Sat, Apr 23 1988
Portrait of Rika MizukiRika Mizuki
Rika Mizuki was
>> in Heat Wave Island
Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Kaneto ShindōKaneto Shindō
Kaneto Shindō was
57 in Heat Wave Island
as 'Director, Writer'
Mon, Apr 22 1912 –
Tue, May 29 2012
Portrait of Kiyomi KurodaKiyomi Kuroda
Kiyomi Kuroda was
>> in Heat Wave Island
as 'Production Design, Director of Photography'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Seijiro KoyamaSeijiro Koyama
Seijiro Koyama was
28 in Heat Wave Island
as 'Assistant Director'
Wed, Jul 16 1941
Portrait of Kazuo KuwaharaKazuo Kuwahara
Kazuo Kuwahara was
>> in Heat Wave Island
as 'Producer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hisao ItoyaHisao Itoya
Hisao Itoya was
>> in Heat Wave Island
as 'Producer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Setsuo NotoSetsuo Noto
Setsuo Noto was
>> in Heat Wave Island
as 'Producer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hikaru HayashiHikaru Hayashi
Hikaru Hayashi was
38 in Heat Wave Island
as 'Original Music Composer'
Thu, Oct 22 1931 –
Thu, Jan 05 2012
Portrait of Kenichi OkamotoKenichi Okamoto
Kenichi Okamoto was
>> in Heat Wave Island
as 'Lighting Technician'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tetsuya OhashiTetsuya Ohashi
Tetsuya Ohashi was
>> in Heat Wave Island
as 'Sound Recordist'
Unknown Birthday