Japan Synopsis
Lo straniero di silenzio
“When he stops talking…Start running!”
The Stranger comes across some bad guys trying to kill a Japanese emissary for a very important scroll. Before the emissary dies, he asks The Stranger to return the scroll to Japan. Once there he finds himself stuck in the middle of two rival clans and decides to play them off one against each other to free the town.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Silent Stranger. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1967–1969 Japan Window
In the crowded 1967-1969 Japan release window, The Silent Stranger sits at #64 of 68. 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 The Silent Stranger premiered alongside 20 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 20 other Japan films in 1968.
The 291st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
10 audience reviews — more than 6% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 2th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,345 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (5th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Western productions specifically: #6 of 6 (top 100%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Italy, Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | It |
| Spoken Languages | English, Italian, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Primex Italiana, Reverse, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Runtime | 1h 32m |
| Release Date | June 20, 1968 |
| IMDb | tt0203953 |