Japan Synopsis
Typhon sur Nagasaki
Pierre Marsac, a French engineer working for the Nagasaki shipbuilding yards, has fallen in love both with Japan and a charming Japanese girl named Noriko. But Françoise Fabre, a French journalist and Pierre's former lover, contacts him while visiting the Land of the Rising Sun. They meet again, find out their love might not be dead. Meanwhile, Pierre gradually becomes estranged from sweet, humble Noriko. One day, a typhoon strikes Nagasaki…
The 1956–1958 Japan Window
31 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Typhoon Over Nagasaki sits at position #29.
#1The Hidden Fortress
★ 8.0 · 1958
#2Throne of Blood
★ 7.9 · 1957
#3The Burmese Harp
★ 7.9 · 1956
#4The Ballad of Narayama
★ 7.5 · 1958
#5Summer Clouds
★ 7.5 · 1958
#6A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
★ 7.4 · 1957
#7Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
★ 7.3 · 1956
#8The Lower Depths
★ 7.1 · 1957
The 1950s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1950s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Typhoon Over Nagasaki premiered. 76 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,978 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (13th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.0 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,739 of 1,933 (top 90%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, France |
| Original Language | Fr |
| Runtime | 1h 55m |
| Release Date | February 6, 1957 |
| IMDb | tt0051121 |