Japan Synopsis
小早川家の秋
The family of an older man who runs a small sake brewery become concerned with his finances and his health after they discover him visiting an old mistress from his youth.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The End of Summer. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1960–1962 Japan Window
The End of Summer holds position #9 of 45 Japan films in the 1960–1962 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1960s Japan Landscape
The End of Summer premiered in 1961 — a quieter year for Japan cinema with only 10 titles in our catalog. The 1960s overall landed 202 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 9 other Japan films in 1961.
The 150th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
75 audience reviews — more than 71% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (71th percentile) outruns trending popularity (40th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The End of Summer, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- sake · 5
- brewery · 1
- kyoto · 12
- japan · 454
- family relationships · 57
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,083 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (76th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #466 of 1,933 (top 24%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Takarazuka Eiga Company Ltd., TOHO |
| Runtime | 1h 43m |
| Release Date | October 29, 1961 |
| IMDb | tt0055052 |