Japan Synopsis
朗かに歩め
Kenji is a small-time thief who likes drinking and fighting. When he falls in love with sweet and simple Yazue, and she finds out what kind of guy he really is, she leaves him "until he becomes an honest person." Kenji soon finds it's not easy to get rid of one's past.
Other Titles From Shochiku
Romance + Crime in Japan
17 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Romance and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Walk Cheerfully itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 2 other Japan films in 1930.
The 8th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
18 audience reviews — more than 32% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 3th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,746 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (18th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Romance productions specifically: #305 of 406 (top 75%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | Japanese, No Language |
| Production Companies | Shochiku |
| Runtime | 1h 35m |
| Release Date | March 1, 1930 |
| IMDb | tt0020980 |