Japan Synopsis
人間蒸発
“The film is finished, but reality is not.”
A Man Vanishes examines the concept of Johatsu, tackling the phenomenon of people missing in Japan over the years. It picks one such person from the list, someone who had seemed to disappear from the face of the earth due to embezzlement from his company, and the filmmakers begin an investigative documentary into the reasons behind and attempt at tracking him down.
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The 1966–1968 Japan Window
A Man Vanishes holds position #21 of 70 Japan films in the 1966–1968 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1960s in Japan, 202 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Man Vanishes premiered alongside 20 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 20 other Japan films in 1967.
The 268th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
17 audience reviews — more than 30% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 29th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on A Man Vanishes, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- salesman · 3
- found footage · 22
- missing person · 13
- interview · 7
- village · 46
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,035 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (56th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #898 of 1,933 (top 46%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Art Theatre Guild, Imamura Productions, Nihon Eiga Shinsha |
| Runtime | 2h 10m |
| Release Date | July 8, 1967 |
| IMDb | tt0062043 |