Japan Synopsis
いのちぼうにふろう
The story takes place in feudal Japan, when any commerce with the rest of the world was strictly prohibited. An idealist suddenly appears in an isolated inn (the one that the title refers to), the head-quarters of a group of smugglers, with stolen money intended to ransom his loved one who is forced to work in a brothel.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Inn of Evil. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From TOHO
Crime + Drama in Japan
203 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Inn of Evil itself).
The 1970–1972 Japan Window
Inn of Evil holds position #29 of 58 Japan films in the 1970–1972 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 Inn of Evil premiered alongside 19 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 19 other Japan films in 1971.
The 360th 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 14th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Inn of Evil, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- inn · 4
- stolen money · 1
- feudal japan · 26
- edo period · 19
- based on novel or book · 288
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,856 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (38th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Crime productions specifically: #224 of 402 (top 56%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO |
| Runtime | 2h 1m |
| Release Date | September 11, 1971 |
| IMDb | tt0067249 |