The Graceful Brute
1962 1h 36m movie Film Japan

The Graceful Brute

しとやかな獣

Synopsis

しとやかな獣

A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active. They discover there are other, equally conniving players involved.

The 1961–1963 Japan Window

44 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Graceful Brute sits at position #15.

  1. Harakiri
    #1

    Harakiri

    ★ 8.4 · 1962

  2. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
    #2

    The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

    ★ 8.4 · 1961

  3. High and Low
    #3

    High and Low

    ★ 8.3 · 1963

  4. Yojimbo
    #4

    Yojimbo

    ★ 8.1 · 1961

  5. Sanjuro
    #5

    Sanjuro

    ★ 7.9 · 1962

  6. An Autumn Afternoon
    #6

    An Autumn Afternoon

    ★ 7.8 · 1962

  7. The End of Summer
    #7

    The End of Summer

    ★ 7.6 · 1961

  8. Immortal Love
    #8

    Immortal Love

    ★ 7.6 · 1961

Other Titles From Daiei Film

The 1960s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1960s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Graceful Brute premiered. 202 total titles in this decade from Japan.

'6016'6110'6219'6315'6424'6522'6628'6721'6821'6926

Reception Benchmarks

7.2
TMDB Rating
13
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,880 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (59th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #662 of 1,411 (top 47%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Daiei Film
Runtime 1h 36m
Release Date December 26, 1962
IMDb tt0217799

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