Japan Synopsis
秋立ちぬ
A single mother from the country raising a 6th grade boy comes to Tokyo, leaves the boy to live with his uncle's family, runs a struggling grocery store, and works a local inn. The boy befriends a girl, the daughter of the innkeeper…
The 1959–1961 Japan Window
36 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Approach of Autumn sits at position #21.
#1Hero of the Red Light District
★ 8.6 · 1960
#2The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
★ 8.4 · 1961
#3The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
★ 8.2 · 1959
#4Yojimbo
★ 8.1 · 1961
#5The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
★ 8.0 · 1959
#6When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
★ 8.0 · 1960
#7Hiroshima Mon Amour
★ 7.8 · 1959
#8Good Morning
★ 7.7 · 1959
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Approach of Autumn. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
2 sharedThe Quintessential Quintuplets Movie
★ 8.3 · Japan
2 sharedMy Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission
★ 7.6 · Japan
2 sharedA Whisker Away
★ 7.9 · Japan
2 sharedTeasing Master Takagi-san: The Movie
★ 8.4 · Japan
2 sharedMy Hero Academia: Two Heroes
★ 7.9 · Japan
2 sharedSummer Ghost
★ 7.4 · Japan
Other Titles From TOHO
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1960s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Approach of Autumn premiered. 202 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,457 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (46th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,086 of 1,933 (top 56%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO |
| Runtime | 1h 19m |
| Release Date | October 1, 1960 |
| IMDb | tt0053578 |