Japan Synopsis
炎と女
Shingo and Ritsuko have a baby: Takashi. They happen to be a happy couple, but soon Ritsuko wants to know who is the true father of Takashi, born by artificial insemination.
The 1966–1968 Japan Window
70 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Impasse sits at position #48.
Other Titles From Gendai Eigasha
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1960s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Impasse premiered. 202 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
6.4
TMDB Rating
12
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier
Ranked #3,390 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (26th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,497 of 1,933 (top 77%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Gendai Eigasha, Shochiku |
| Runtime | 1h 41m |
| Release Date | December 1, 1967 |
| IMDb | tt0061675 |