by Iotis Erlewine
synopsis
In this Japanese drama, an impoverished farmer's son sells himself to a rich merchant. His owner assigns him to care for his granddaughter's parrot. When the man invites his household on a cruise, the passengers are marooned on a tiny island. There the true natures of the men are revealed.
characteristics
- Deprivation
- Survival
- Survivor
- Poverty
- Servant
- Seductress
- Seduction
- Samurai
- Plundering
- Shipwreck
- Sea
- Son
- Trick
- Warlord
- Suitor