Japan Synopsis
ゆきゆきて、神軍
Kenzo Okuzaki, a 62-year-old veteran of the New Guinea campaign in World War II, sets out to conduct interviews with survivors and relatives to find the truth behind atrocities committed while the Japanese garrison was surrounded, in particular the unexplained killing of two Japanese privates in his unit.
The 1986–1988 Japan Window
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On holds position #28 of 99 Japan films in the 1986–1988 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On premiered alongside 26 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 26 other Japan films in 1987.
The 718th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
37 audience reviews — more than 57% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 45th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- social documentary · 4
- ethics · 2
- war criminal · 1
- war crimes · 10
- politics · 39
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,617 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (65th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Documentary productions specifically: #18 of 50 (top 36%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Zanzou-sha, Imamura Productions, Shisso Production |
| Runtime | 2h 2m |
| Release Date | August 1, 1987 |
| IMDb | tt0092963 |