China Flavors of Youth is a China–Japan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
肆式青春
“Three different stories of youth set in different cities of China.”
The rigorous city life of China, while bustling and unforgiving, contains the everlasting memories of days past. Three stories told in three different cities, follow the loss of youth and the daunting realization of adulthood. Though reality may seem ever changing, unchangeable are the short-lived moments of one's childhood days. A plentiful bowl of noodles, the beauty of family and the trials of first love endure the inevitable flow of time, as three different characters explore the strength of bonds and the warmth of cherished memories. Within the disorder of the present world, witness these quaint stories recognize the comfort of the past, and attempt to revive the neglected flavors of youth.
Audience Engagement
515 audience reviews — more than 91% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 93th percentile among China films.
China × Japan Co-Production
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Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Flavors of Youth. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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★ 8.4 · Japan
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★ 8.2 · Japan
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★ 7.5 · Japan
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★ 6.8 · China
3 sharedSoul Mate
★ 7.4 · China
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★ 5.8 · South Korea
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The 2017–2019 China Window
Flavors of Youth holds position #107 of 248 China films in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Flavors of Youth premiered alongside 76 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 76 other China films in 2018.
The 604th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Flavors of Youth, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- guangzhou · 2
- working life · 2
- anthology · 30
- shanghai · 26
- modern china · 7
- young love · 7
- anime · 711
- friendship · 134
- coming of age · 78
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #369 of 946 China films indexed here (61st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.2 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Animation productions specifically: #59 of 97 (top 61%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Japan |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | CoMix Wave Films, Haoliners Animation |
| Runtime | 1h 14m |
| Release Date | August 4, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt8176578 |
| Official Site | shikioriori.jp |