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.
Other Titles From Gendai Eigasha
Drama + Romance in Japan
270 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Farewell to the Summer Light itself).
The 1967–1969 Japan Window
Among 68 Japan films we catalog from this window, Farewell to the Summer Light places #6 — near the top of its class.
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1960s in Japan, 202 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Farewell to the Summer Light premiered alongside 20 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 20 other Japan films in 1968.
The 301st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
13 audience reviews — more than 20% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 3th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Farewell to the Summer Light, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- spain · 5
- europe · 4
- touring · 1
- teacher · 26
- extramarital affair · 21
Reception Benchmarks
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 |