Japan Synopsis
台風クラブ
Offering a caustic immersion into the lives of disaffected junior high students on the cusp of adulthood, the film takes place over the five-day period before, during, and after a ferocious, seemingly-liberating typhoon, which six of the students endure while marooned in their school.
The 1984–1986 Japan Window
91 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Typhoon Club sits at position #54.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Typhoon Club premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,965 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (35th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,308 of 1,933 (top 68%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Directors Company, Art Theatre Guild |
| Runtime | 1h 55m |
| Release Date | August 31, 1985 |
| IMDb | tt0088222 |