Japan Synopsis
けんかえれじい
Kiroku boards with a Roman Catholic family and falls for the daughter Michiko. He ignores his feelings, joins a gang, gets in fights and, eventually, becomes involved with the radical Kita Ikki group.
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Action + Comedy in Japan
429 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Fighting Elegy itself).
The 1965–1967 Japan Window
Fighting Elegy holds position #29 of 71 Japan films in the 1965–1967 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1960s Japan Landscape
1966 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 28 titles released, including Fighting Elegy. Bars below show how the 1960s stacked up year by year (202 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 27 other Japan films in 1966.
The 255th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
33 audience reviews — more than 53% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (53th percentile) outruns trending popularity (7th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,368 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (48th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #945 of 1,714 (top 55%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Nikkatsu Corporation |
| Runtime | 1h 26m |
| Release Date | November 9, 1966 |
| IMDb | tt0060586 |
| Official Site | www.nikkatsu.com |