I saw this in Japan in 1989 and it still haunts me. I couldn't understand but few of the Japanese subtitles, and what little English dialog there was at the beginning was ludicrous: obviously written by a non-English speaker.
The story portrays an American soon after WWII who ends up, not of his own will, living a good length of time among South-East Asian or South China hill tribes. There occurs a fascinating gradual acculturation/assimilation.
The images: colors; native costumes; different ways of living and behavior to what we consider normal; remote peoples; dramatic incidents; the "human" element, all fascinate.
The story portrays an American soon after WWII who ends up, not of his own will, living a good length of time among South-East Asian or South China hill tribes. There occurs a fascinating gradual acculturation/assimilation.
The images: colors; native costumes; different ways of living and behavior to what we consider normal; remote peoples; dramatic incidents; the "human" element, all fascinate.
