Anatahan

Anatahan

Directed by Josef von Sternberg

Produced by Daiwa Building

195391 min6.8 / 10

A bleak, psychologically intense study of twelve men's slow moral and social deterioration across seven years of isolation, where sexual competition and desperation corrode human bonds.

From June 1944, twelve Japanese seamen are stranded for seven years on an abandoned and forgotten island called Anatahan.

Questions people ask

  • Is Anatahan sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Does Anatahan end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Anatahan scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Anatahan easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Anatahan violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

56/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity55

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise53

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Anatahan

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Anatahan

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Anatahan, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Anatahan, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Anatahan, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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