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.
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.
Reception Benchmarks
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 |