Japan Synopsis
無理心中 日本の夏
A sex-obsessed young woman, a suicidal young man she meets on the street, a gun-crazy wannabe gangster—these are just three of the irrational, oddball anarchists trapped in an underground hideaway in Oshima’s devilish, absurdist portrait of what he deemed the “death drive” in Japanese youth culture.
The 1966–1968 Japan Window
70 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Japanese Summer: Double Suicide sits at position #60.
Other Titles From Sozosha
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1960s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Japanese Summer: Double Suicide premiered. 202 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,235 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (8th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Crime productions specifically: #376 of 402 (top 94%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Sozosha, Shochiku |
| Runtime | 1h 39m |
| Release Date | September 2, 1967 |
| IMDb | tt0062009 |