Japan Synopsis
さらば夏の光
A spontaneous romance blooms between Kawamura, a professor touring Europe, and Naoko, a married woman living in Paris, scarred by the Nagasaki atomic bombings. The two protagonists travel around Europe trying to find themselves.
The 1967–1969 Japan Window
68 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Farewell to the Summer Light sits at position #6.
Other Titles From Gendai Eigasha
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1960s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Farewell to the Summer Light premiered. 202 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
7.7
TMDB Rating
13
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier
Ranked #1,004 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (78th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #426 of 1,933 (top 22%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | English, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish |
| Production Companies | Gendai Eigasha, Art Theatre Guild |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Release Date | December 31, 1968 |
| IMDb | tt0063544 |