Japan Synopsis
青春の殺人者
Though his parents help him run the family business, Jun still feels persecuted by their love; when they bar him from meeting with his girlfriend, tensions increase.
Other Titles From Art Theatre Guild
Drama + Crime in Japan
203 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Youth Killer itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Youth Killer. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1975–1977 Japan Window
The Youth Killer holds position #27 of 51 Japan films in the 1975–1977 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Japan, 197 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Youth Killer premiered alongside 15 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 15 other Japan films in 1976.
The 471st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
12 audience reviews — more than 16% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 38th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,202 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (30th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,406 of 1,933 (top 73%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Art Theatre Guild, Imamura Productions |
| Runtime | 2h 12m |
| Release Date | October 23, 1976 |
| IMDb | tt0217038 |