Japanese Summer: Double Suicide

Japanese Summer: Double Suicide

Directed by Nagisa Ōshima

Produced by Sozosha

196799 min5.7 / 10

A dark, allegorical chamber piece about three damaged souls trapped together, grappling with death, desire, and social alienation in 1960s Japan.

A sex-obsessed woman, a suicidal man she meets on the street, and a gun-crazy wannabe gangster become trapped in an underground hideaway.

Questions people ask

  • Is Japanese Summer: Double Suicide sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Does Japanese Summer: Double Suicide end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.

  • Is Japanese Summer: Double Suicide easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Japanese Summer: Double Suicide violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Is Japanese Summer: Double Suicide scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

25/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity83

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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