Japan Synopsis
江戸川乱歩猟奇館 屋根裏の散歩者
The landlord of a boarding house in 1923 Tokyo, is keen on spying on the bizarre close encounters taking place beneath his roof. One day he sees a prostitute killing a customer, and decides he's found his soulmate.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Watcher in the Attic. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Nikkatsu Corporation
Romance + Thriller in Japan
32 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Romance and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Watcher in the Attic itself).
The 1975–1977 Japan Window
In the crowded 1975-1977 Japan release window, The Watcher in the Attic sits at #40 of 51. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Japan, 197 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Watcher in the Attic premiered alongside 15 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 15 other Japan films in 1976.
The 463rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
17 audience reviews — more than 30% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 22th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Watcher in the Attic, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- ceiling · 1
- espionage · 12
- murder · 155
- pink film · 50
- prostitute · 39
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,045 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (12th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.1 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Romance productions specifically: #340 of 406 (top 84%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Nikkatsu Corporation |
| Runtime | 1h 16m |
| Release Date | June 12, 1976 |
| IMDb | tt0228255 |
| Official Site | www.nikkatsu.com |