The Free Island
1967, Japanese. Directed by Kō Nakahira.
One day, after the ceasefire in the Vietnam War, Maroku Ohno rushed into an American military position. He had been wandering inland, unaware that the war had ended. He finally returned to Japan, only to find his hometown, Awaji Island, completely changed, and his former lover now married. So he began making a fortune in Tokyo with the intention of buying Awaji Island.
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 14 September 1967
- Original title
- 喜劇 大風呂敷
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Akira Saiga
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The Free Island runs 85 minutes (1h 25m).
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The Free Island isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 September 1967. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Free Island?
The Free Island (1967) was directed by Kō Nakahira and stars Makoto Fujita, Izumi Ashikawa, Kunie Tanaka.