Summary
During World War II, a shot-down American pilot and a marooned Japanese navy captain find themselves stranded on the same small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+9)
Critics 67Audiences 76GoodWatch 71
Tomatometer67%
Audience score82%
Letterboxd · 7 K ratings3.8/5
IMDb7.2
Box office
78%of its budget back
- Budget
- $4 M
- Worldwide
- $3 M
Worldwide it made back $3 M of the $4 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 43 min
A typical length for dramas, −6 min on the typical 109
typical 109103Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
1968
December 19, 1968
58 years ago
Genres
DramaWarAdventureLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
JapaneseMade in
United States
Rated
- GUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 2
- John Boorman Director
- Yōichi Matsue Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Alexander Jacobs Screenplay
- Eric Bercovici Screenplay
- Reuben Bercovitch Story, Producer
Production · 5
- Henry G. Saperstein Executive Producer
- Selig J. Seligman Executive Producer
- Lloyd Anderson Production Manager
- Isao Zeniya Production Manager
- Harry F. Hogan Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Conrad Hall Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Thomas Stanford Editor
Sound · 1
- Lalo Schifrin Original Music Composer
Art · 5
- Masao Yamazaki Art Direction
- Anthony Pratt Art Direction
- Kesataka Sato Property Master
- Makoto Kikuchi Set Decoration
- Frank Wade Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Shigeo Kobayashi Makeup Artist
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