Japan Synopsis
いけばな
The history and art of ikebana, a centuries old Japanese art of flower arrangement and a look inside the Sogetsu School of Ikebana, where the director's father Sofu Teshigahara worked as the grand master of the school.
The 1956–1958 Japan Window
Ikebana holds position #20 of 31 Japan films in the 1956–1958 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1950s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1950s in Japan, 76 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ikebana premiered alongside 9 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 9 other Japan films in 1957.
The 96th 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 Ikebana, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- ikebana · 1
- cultural identity · 1
- art · 9
- avant-garde · 8
- short film · 63
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,188 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (30th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Documentary productions specifically: #37 of 50 (top 74%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Seinen Productions |
| Runtime | 32m |
| Release Date | May 14, 1957 |
| IMDb | tt1086315 |