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The Hidden Festival · 1998
The Hidden Festival (1998) is a Drama film directed by Taku Shinjo, starring Mitsuko Baisho, Gitan Ohtsuru, Norihei Miki.
Drama
Overview
Taku Shinjo spins this rural drama about ancient taboos and encroaching modernity. Takamine (Gitan Otsuru) is a big-city workaholic sent to a small remote island to seal a business deal. His predecessor almost managed to convince the island's 17 inhabitants to sell their stake and make way for a resort hotel -- that is, before he died under dubious circumstances. Takamine finds the islanders polite and kind but unwilling to discuss business; instead, they tell him to become an islander. So the city-slicker stuffed shirt loses his tie and starts to help the women plant and the men fish. He soon makes his acquaintance with Takako (Mitsuko Baisho), the widowed daughter of the island's chief. She lives alone with her crazed son who is kept Jane Eyre-style chained to a stake. One moon-lit night, their mutual attraction boils over, resulting in a naked, passionate roll on the beach.
Cast
Mitsuko Baisho, Gitan Ohtsuru, Norihei Miki, Hiroshi Katsuno, Yoshizumi Ishihara, Takashi Tsumura, Sakae Umezu, Hirotaro Honda
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What is "The Hidden Festival" about?
Taku Shinjo spins this rural drama about ancient taboos and encroaching modernity. Takamine (Gitan Otsuru) is a big-city workaholic sent to a small remote island to seal a business deal. His predecessor almost managed to convince the island's 17 inhabitants to sell their stake and make way for a resort hotel -- that is, before he died under dubious circumstances. Takamine finds the islanders polite and kind but unwilling to discuss business; instead, they tell him to become an islander. So the city-slicker stuffed shirt loses his tie and starts to help the women plant and the men fish. He soon makes his acquaintance with Takako (Mitsuko Baisho), the widowed daughter of the island's chief. She lives alone with her crazed son who is kept Jane Eyre-style chained to a stake. One moon-lit night, their mutual attraction boils over, resulting in a naked, passionate roll on the beach.
When was "The Hidden Festival" released?
The Hidden Festival was released in 1998.
Who stars in "The Hidden Festival"?
The cast includes Mitsuko Baisho, Gitan Ohtsuru, Norihei Miki, Hiroshi Katsuno.
