Japan Synopsis
壁あつき部屋
A group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as a whole.
Other Titles From Shochiku
Drama + War in Japan
59 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and War genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Thick-Walled Room itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Thick-Walled Room. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1955–1957 Japan Window
The Thick-Walled Room holds position #13 of 28 Japan films in the 1955–1957 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
#1Throne of Blood
★ 7.9 · 1957
#2The Burmese Harp
★ 7.9 · 1956
#3Floating Clouds
★ 7.8 · 1955
#4Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
★ 7.4 · 1955
#5A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
★ 7.4 · 1957
#6I Live in Fear
★ 7.3 · 1955
#7Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
★ 7.3 · 1956
#8Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
★ 7.2 · 1955
The 1950s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1950s in Japan, 76 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Thick-Walled Room premiered alongside 8 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 8 other Japan films in 1956.
The 91st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
16 audience reviews — more than 28% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 8th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Thick-Walled Room, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- crime against humanity · 2
- prisoner · 14
- post war japan · 12
- based on memoir or autobiography · 6
- prison · 32
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,039 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (55th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #900 of 1,933 (top 47%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shochiku, Shinei Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 50m |
| Release Date | October 31, 1956 |
| IMDb | tt0134756 |