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.
The 1965–1967 Japan Window
71 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. What's Up, Tiger Lily? sits at position #64.
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1960s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when What's Up, Tiger Lily? premiered. 202 total titles in this decade from Japan.
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 |