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.
The 1978–1980 Japan Window
56 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Grass Labyrinth sits at position #18.
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The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Grass Labyrinth premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
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 |