Japan Synopsis
“He's not the world's greatest lover… but 8th place is not bad!”
In comic Woody Allen's film debut, he took the Japanese action film "International Secret Police: Key of Keys" and re-dubbed it, changing the plot to make it revolve around a secret egg salad recipe.
Action + Comedy in Japan
429 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding What's Up, Tiger Lily? itself).
The 1965–1967 Japan Window
In the crowded 1965-1967 Japan release window, What's Up, Tiger Lily? sits at #64 of 71. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1960s Japan Landscape
1966 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 28 titles released, including What's Up, Tiger Lily?. Bars below show how the 1960s stacked up year by year (202 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 27 other Japan films in 1966.
The 254th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
166 audience reviews — more than 83% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (83th percentile) outruns trending popularity (42th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,278 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (7th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,633 of 1,714 (top 95%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | United States of America, Japan |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Benedict Pictures Corp., American International Pictures, TOHO |
| Runtime | 1h 20m |
| Release Date | November 2, 1966 |
| IMDb | tt0061177 |