Heat Wave Island

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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.

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Creators

Kaneto Shindō

director

Kaneto Shindō

writer

Cast

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Nobuko Otowa actor

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Jūzō Itami actor

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Daigo Kusano actor Ichirō Sugai actor Tanie Kitabayashi actor

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Hisano Yamaoka actor

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Masanobu Oki actor

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Mika Matsui actor Jukichi Uno actor

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Eitarō Ozawa actor

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Rika Mizuki actor

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Ken Yoshizawa actor

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Hideo Kanze actor

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Rokkō Toura actor

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Taiji Tonoyama actor

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Tsutomu Akashi actor