Japan Synopsis
和製喧嘩友達
The remaining fragments of an early Ozu film. It is the simple story of two friends who live together in a poor tenement and who share about everything in life (food, hopes, work…). Everything goes well until they gallantly rescue a young (and pretty) woman injured in a road accident. Since the lady has nowhere to go, the two good-hearted friends invite her to their home. She soon becomes their housemaid and they soon begin to seek her favors. Alas, she falls for a young student she has met in the neighborhood, much to the two friends' dismay.
The 1928–1930 Japan Window
7 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Fighting Friends sits at position #7.
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Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,250 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (7th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #1,335 of 1,411 (top 95%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shochiku |
| Runtime | 14m |
| Release Date | July 5, 1929 |
| IMDb | tt0020566 |