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Sarushima Island with a Fort: Ruins and Graffiti

1987 · 25 min

Sarushima Island lies off the coast of Yokosuka Port. In the late Edo Period the island was outfitted with artillery and in the Meiji period a fort was constructed by the Army. After Japan’s defeat in the war, it was opened as a sea park and young people began to make it a destination. Noda visited it to shoot in black and white in 1968, and in color in 1983. In excluding human figures from the screen and filming ruins and graffiti in their materiality, he experiments at creating a visual poem.

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Original Title 砲台のあった島 猿島 あるいは廃墟と落書
Year 1987
Director Shinkichi Noda
Runtime 25 min.

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Sarushima Island with a Fort: Ruins and Graffiti is an acquired taste at 0.0/10. We recommend checking the trailer and synopsis before diving in.

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A classic from 1987. They don't make them like this anymore — which is exactly why you should watch it. Best for: genre fans and those open to something unconventional.

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