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.
The 1970–1972 Japan Window
58 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Inn of Evil sits at position #29.
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
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Inn of Evil premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
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 |