Japan Synopsis
書を捨てよ町へ出よう
Conditions have been better for the nameless protagonist: his grandmother is a shoplifter and his war criminal father and sister have an unhealthy, intimate relationship with the family rabbit.
Other Titles From Jinriki Hikoki Sha
The 1970–1972 Japan Window
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets holds position #16 of 58 Japan films in the 1970–1972 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 Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets premiered alongside 19 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 19 other Japan films in 1971.
The 352nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
44 audience reviews — more than 61% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (61th percentile) outruns trending popularity (39th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- psychedelic · 3
- art house · 2
- japanese new wave · 16
- dysfunctional family · 12
- avant-garde · 8
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,607 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (65th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #701 of 1,933 (top 36%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Jinriki Hikoki Sha, Art Theatre Guild |
| Runtime | 2h 17m |
| Release Date | April 24, 1971 |
| IMDb | tt0228853 |