The Retreat From Kiska

Japan Release: 1957
Running Time:
98 minutes

The Paradise Island Story


Japanese Title

極楽島物語
[Gokurakuto Monogatari]

Distributor: Production:

Toho
Takarazuka Eiga

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Live Action

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Titles

International Title

The Paradise Island Story

Initial US Title

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US Distributor: - / Time: -

Alternate Titles

The Paradise Island Story
[Literal Translation]

 


Staff

Cast

Directed by Kozo Saeki
Writing credits by Yoshitomo Nagase, Kazu Arai, Kazuo Kikuta
Produced by Kazuo Kikut, Shiro Yamamoto
Music by Yuji Koseki
Cinematography by Kozo Okazaki
Editing by Shuichi Anbara
Production Design by Teruaki Abe
Director of Special Effects Eiji Tsuburaya
Miyasaka, Private Kenji Sahara
Kamisugi, Colonel Seizaburo Kawazu
Kanematsu, Corporal Hiroshi Tachikawa
Kawaguchi, Lieutenant Akira Takarada
Yoshikawa, Soldier Sachio Sakai
- Keaton Masuda
- Akira Tani
- Ichiro Arishima
- Hanshiro Iwai
- Minosuke Yamada
- Mitsuko Kusabue
- Kenichi Enomoto
- Katsumi Nawate
- Izumi Yukimura
- Mariko Miyagi
- Tony Tani
- Norihei Miki
- Hikaru Kuroki
- Hisaya Morishige
- Nobuo Iwamura
- Yusaku Terashima


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Background and Trivia

  • During the movie, a gorilla is featured in a couple of scenes. This is brought to life through suitmation, with suit actor Shinpei Takagi portraying the large mammal in the movie.