Japan Synopsis
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The young houseboy in Uta wakes up every night to patrol the house of a teacher with a flashlight. He leads an austere life of meditation and he focuses his devotional attention on writing inscriptions for tombstones.
Other Titles From Art Theatre Guild
The 1971–1973 Japan Window
Poem holds position #22 of 62 Japan films in the 1971–1973 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 Poem premiered alongside 19 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 19 other Japan films in 1972.
The 374th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
18 audience reviews — more than 32% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 5th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,030 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (56th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #895 of 1,933 (top 46%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Art Theatre Guild, Jissôji Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 59m |
| Release Date | June 17, 1972 |
| IMDb | tt1033501 |