Japan Utamaro and His Five Women ranks #2 among 8 Japan films released between 1945–1947.
Synopsis
歌麿をめぐる五人の女
Utamaro, a great artist, lives to create portraits of beautiful women, and the brothels of Tokyo provide his models. A world of passion swirls around him, as the women in his life vie for lovers. And, occasionally, his art gets him into trouble.
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Position in Catalog
The 39th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
28 audience reviews — more than 48% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 22th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,822 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (60th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #795 of 1,933 (top 41%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shochiku |
| Runtime | 1h 34m |
| Release Date | December 17, 1946 |
| IMDb | tt0039074 |