Heat Wave Island

Overview
Cast & Crew
Production House

The Plot

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.

Run Time

1h 44m

Genre

Mystery, Drama

Release Date

29 Oct 1969

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

Kindai Eiga Kyokai
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