Sing a Song of Sex

Sing a Song of Sex

Youth Is Wasted On The Young.

Directed by Nagisa Ōshima

Produced by Sozosha

1967103 min6.0 / 10

A provocative 1960s drama about youthful sexual awakening and transgression, mixing folk music and bawdy humor with darker undercurrents of exploitation and moral ambiguity.

Four sexually hungry high school students preparing for their university entrance exams meet up with an inebriated teacher singing bawdy drinking songs. This encounter sets them on a less than academic path.

Questions people ask

  • Does Sing a Song of Sex end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is Sing a Song of Sex scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Sing a Song of Sex sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Sing a Song of Sex violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Sing a Song of Sex easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

46/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity81

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise44

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Sing a Song of Sex

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Sing a Song of Sex

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Sing a Song of Sex, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Sing a Song of Sex, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Sing a Song of Sex, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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