Japan Synopsis
実録・連合赤軍 あさま山荘への道程
The film is told in three acts, beginning with a historical background of Japan's student movement of the 1960s and early 1970s, mostly using archive footage and a narrator. The second act follows the formation of the group to their mountain training camps in the southern Japanese Alps. It emphasizes the dogmatic (and eventually hypocritical) bullying of the group by Mori and Nagata, with 12 members being killed for infractions as small as improperly cleaning a gun, wearing make-up, and kissing. The third act shows the splitting up of the group after two members run off. It follows one group of five members to Karuizawa and a hostage-taking and police standoff known as the Asama-Sansō incident.
Other Titles From Wakamatsu Production
Drama + Thriller in Japan
142 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding United Red Army itself).
The 2006–2008 Japan Window
In the crowded 2006-2008 Japan release window, United Red Army sits at #265 of 372. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when United Red Army premiered alongside 112 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 112 other Japan films in 2007.
The 1983rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
27 audience reviews — more than 47% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 22th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on United Red Army, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- maoism · 2
- resolution · 1
- contestation · 1
- political purge · 1
- student revolt · 1
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,318 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (28th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,456 of 1,933 (top 75%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Wakamatsu Production |
| Runtime | 3h 10m |
| Release Date | August 26, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt0923869 |
| Official Site | www.united-red-army.com |