Dersu Uzala
1975 2h 21m movie Film Japan

Dersu Uzala

Дерсу Узала

“There is man and beast at nature's mercy. There is awe and love and reverence. And there is the man called...”

Synopsis

Дерсу Узала

“There is man and beast at nature's mercy. There is awe and love and reverence. And there is the man called…”

A military explorer meets and befriends a Goldi man in Russia’s unmapped forests. A deep and abiding bond evolves between the two men, one civilized in the usual sense, the other at home in the glacial Siberian woods.

The 1974–1976 Japan Window

65 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Dersu Uzala sits at position #5.

  1. Magnos The Robot
    #1

    Magnos The Robot

    ★ 9.2 · 1976

  2. Dino Mech Gaiking
    #2

    Dino Mech Gaiking

    ★ 8.6 · 1976

  3. Candy Candy
    #3

    Candy Candy

    ★ 8.5 · 1976

  4. Great Mazinger
    #4

    Great Mazinger

    ★ 8.1 · 1974

  5. Dersu Uzala

    #5

    Dersu Uzala

    ★ 8.0 · 1975

  6. The Last Samurai
    #6

    The Last Samurai

    ★ 7.8 · 1974

  7. 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother
    #7

    3000 Leagues in Search of Mother

    ★ 7.7 · 1976

  8. Pastoral: To Die in the Country
    #8

    Pastoral: To Die in the Country

    ★ 7.6 · 1974

The 1970s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dersu Uzala premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

8.0
TMDB Rating
459
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier

Ranked #530 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (88th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.1 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Action productions specifically: #234 of 1,714 (top 14%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
All Production Countries Japan, Soviet Union
Original Language Ru
Production Companies Atelier 41, Daiei Film, Mosfilm
Runtime 2h 21m
Release Date August 2, 1975
IMDb tt0071411

Themes & Motifs

  • hermit
  • friendship
  • tiger
  • map
  • getting lost
  • fur trapping
  • stadt
  • exploration
  • russian soldier
  • nature
  • siberia
  • 1910s

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