Japan Synopsis
日本春歌考
“Youth Is Wasted On The Young.”
Four sexually hungry high school students preparing for their university entrance exams meet up with an inebriated teacher singing bawdy drinking songs. This encounter sets them on a less than academic path.
Other Titles From Sozosha
The 1966–1968 Japan Window
In the crowded 1966-1968 Japan release window, Sing a Song of Sex sits at #55 of 70. 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 Sing a Song of Sex premiered alongside 20 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 20 other Japan films in 1967.
The 261st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
16 audience reviews — more than 28% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 42th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Sing a Song of Sex, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- rape fantasy · 1
- university · 12
- vietnam war · 11
- sexuality · 7
- erotic movie · 46
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,853 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (16th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.9 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,691 of 1,933 (top 87%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Sozosha, Shochiku |
| Runtime | 1h 43m |
| Release Date | February 23, 1967 |
| IMDb | tt0062042 |