Japan Synopsis
草迷宮
Akira is haunted by a "bouncing ball" song that he remembers his mother singing when he was a small child, and now on the verge of a sexually active adulthood, he wants to find the origins of the song. The young man ostensibly wanders into a time-warp in which aspects from his childhood and adulthood mix together. In this never-never land he comes across a beautiful woman/witch who is lost inside the labyrinth of her mansion, just as the young man is lost in the labyrinth of time — and on some levels, perhaps the labyrinth of his subconscious.
Other Titles From Jinriki Hikoki Sha
Drama + Romance in Japan
270 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Grass Labyrinth itself).
The 1978–1980 Japan Window
Grass Labyrinth holds position #18 of 56 Japan films in the 1978–1980 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Japan, 197 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Grass Labyrinth premiered alongside 18 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 18 other Japan films in 1979.
The 506th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
27 audience reviews — more than 47% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 4th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,642 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (64th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #714 of 1,933 (top 37%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Japan |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Jinriki Hikoki Sha |
| Runtime | 40m |
| Release Date | January 1, 1979 |
| IMDb | tt0229520 |