Human (1962)

Director
Kaneto Shindô

Main cast
Taiji Tonoyama; Nobuko Otowa; Kei Satô

Genres
Drama, Foreign

Description
The ship Kaijin Maru is left adrift after losing all means of navigation in a storm. The four people on the ship are becoming increasingly desperate as food and water run out.


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