Japan Synopsis
少年
A family of four lives off of scams in which they pretend to be injured by automobiles. After suffering an injury during the war, the father believes he is an invalid. He and his wife have a 10-year-old boy and another, younger boy. The adults pretend to be injured by autos in crowded traffic, blackmailing the fearful motorists with threats to call in the police.
Other Titles From Sozosha
Crime + Drama in Japan
203 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Boy itself).
The 1968–1970 Japan Window
Boy holds position #14 of 65 Japan films in the 1968–1970 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 Boy premiered alongside 25 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 25 other Japan films in 1969.
The 316th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
38 audience reviews — more than 58% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (58th percentile) outruns trending popularity (23th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,794 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (61st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Crime productions specifically: #112 of 402 (top 28%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Sozosha, Art Theatre Guild |
| Runtime | 1h 38m |
| Release Date | July 26, 1969 |
| IMDb | tt0063876 |