Japan Synopsis
“The brave are never different – only different looking!”
American and Japanese soldiers, stranded on a tiny Pacific island during World War II, must make a temporary truce and cooperate to survive various tribulations. Told through the eyes of the American and Japanese unit commanders, who must deal with an atmosphere of growing distrust and tension between their men.
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The 1964–1966 Japan Window
In the crowded 1964-1966 Japan release window, None But the Brave sits at #57 of 74. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1960s in Japan, 202 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when None But the Brave premiered alongside 21 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 21 other Japan films in 1965.
The 212th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
31 audience reviews — more than 51% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (51th percentile) outruns trending popularity (34th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on None But the Brave, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- us army · 5
- stranded · 2
- infantry · 1
- pacific island · 1
- jungle · 19
- world war ii · 55
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,602 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (21st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.7 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan War productions specifically: #95 of 105 (top 90%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | German, French, English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Tokyo Eiga Co., Ltd., TOHO, Artanis Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 46m |
| Release Date | February 24, 1965 |
| IMDb | tt0059518 |