Giovanni's Island
Description
"Stunning" – Peter Debruge, Variety
From Production I.G, the studio behind Ghost in the Shell, and director Mizuho Nishikubo comes the award-winning historical drama Giovanni's Island, winner of the Satoshi Kon Award at the Fantasia Film Festival.
Brothers Junpei and Kanta live on Shikotan, a tiny fishing island, that has been spared from the devastations of World War II. The two children are named after Giovanni and Campanella from their late mother's favorite book, Night on the Galactic Railroad, which becomes a source of solace in the aftermath of Japan's defeat. When Soviet forces arrive with their families to settle on the island, Junpei meets Tanya, the daughter of the commander. Despite their language barrier and growing tension, the children soon form an unlikely friendship.
Bonus Features for Blu-ray
- Making Of
- Interview With Actor Polina Ilyushenko
- "Troika" Music Video
- Art Gallery
| DISCS 1 |
RUN-TIME 101 min |
| ASPECT RATIO 1.78:1 |
COLOR Color |
| LANGUAGE English, Japanese |
REGION Region A |
| RATING Not Rated |
PRODUCTION DATE 2017 |
| CLOSED-CAPTIONED No |
SUBTITLES English, Spanish |
Cast & Crew
| Tatsuya Nakadai | Junpei Senou (older) |
| Yukie Nakama | Sawako |
| Yûsuke Santamaria | Hideo |
| Tatyana Sharko | |
| Kota Yokoyama | Junpei Senou |
| Junya Taniai | Senou, Kanta |
| Kaoru Yachigusa | Sawako (older) |
| Ho Han Yoo | |
| Austin Nash Chase | Various |
| Lauren Conn | |
| Mizuho Nishikubo | Director |
| Shigemichi Sugita | Writer |
| Shigemichi Sugita | Writer |
| Wendee Lee | Writer |
| Yoshiki Sakurai | Writer |
| David Wolman | Writer |
| Fuminori Honda | Producer |
| Mitsuhisa Ishikawa | Producer |
| Tomoyuki Miyagawa | Producer |
| Francesco Prandoni | Producer |
| Yoshiki Sakurai | Producer |
| Yoshiki Sakurai | Producer |
| Shigemichi Sugita | Producer |
| Maki Terashima-Furuta | Producer |