Zigeunerweisen
1980 2h 24m movie Film Japan

Zigeunerweisen

ツィゴイネルワイゼン

Synopsis

ツィゴイネルワイゼン

A surreal period film following a university professor and his eerie nomad friend as they go through loose romantic triangles and face death in peculiar ways.

Other Titles From Art Theatre Guild

Mystery + Drama in Japan

208 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Mystery and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Zigeunerweisen itself).

The 1979–1981 Japan Window

Zigeunerweisen holds position #37 of 65 Japan films in the 1979–1981 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Queen Millennia
    #1

    Queen Millennia

    ★ 8.5 · 1981
  2. The Rose of Versailles
    #2

    The Rose of Versailles

    ★ 8.3 · 1979
  3. Anne of Green Gables
    #3

    Anne of Green Gables

    ★ 8.3 · 1979
  4. Dr. Slump
    #4

    Dr. Slump

    ★ 8.0 · 1981
  5. Mobile Suit Gundam
    #5

    Mobile Suit Gundam

    ★ 8.0 · 1979
  6. Hello! Sandybell
    #6

    Hello! Sandybell

    ★ 7.9 · 1981
  7. Kagemusha
    #7

    Kagemusha

    ★ 7.8 · 1980
  8. Heidi, Girl of the Alps
    #8

    Heidi, Girl of the Alps

    ★ 7.8 · 1979

The 1980s Japan Landscape

Zigeunerweisen premiered in 1980 — a quieter year for Japan cinema with only 17 titles in our catalog. The 1980s overall landed 280 films and series across 10 years of activity.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 16 other Japan films in 1980.

The 532nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

33
Reviews
53rd
Review-volume percentile
47th
Popularity percentile

33 audience reviews — more than 53% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 47th percentile among Japan films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Zigeunerweisen, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • woman between two men · 5
  • murder suspect · 5
  • aging · 4
  • wanderer · 2
  • enduring friendship · 2
  • wandering · 2
  • taisho · 2
  • vinyl record · 1
  • morbid · 1
  • wanderlust · 1
  • friends love same woman · 1
  • taishō period · 1
  • musicians · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • adultery · 20
  • geisha · 18
  • male friendship · 17
  • blind · 12
  • dying and death · 10
  • professor · 10
  • look-alike · 7
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • marriage · 36

Reception Benchmarks

6.6
TMDB Rating
33
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,962 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (35th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Mystery productions specifically: #285 of 426 (top 67%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesArt Theatre Guild, Cinema Placet
Runtime2h 24m
Release DateApril 1, 1980
IMDbtt0081662