China The World is a China–Japan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
世界
A young dancer, her security-guard boyfriend and others work at World Park, a bizarre cross-pollination of Las Vegas and Epcot Center where visitors can interact with famous international monuments without ever leaving the Beijing suburbs.
China × Japan Co-Production
Other China×Japan titles
The 2003–2005 China Window
The World holds position #18 of 34 China films in the 2003–2005 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in China, 142 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The World premiered alongside 8 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 8 other China films in 2004.
The 112th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
61 audience reviews — more than 68% of China films in our index.
Review volume (68th percentile) outruns trending popularity (31th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #386 of 946 China films indexed here (59th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.2 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #241 of 547 (top 44%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, France, Japan |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Mandarin, Russian |
| Production Companies | Xinghui Production, Office Kitano, Lumen Films, Xstream Pictures, Shanghai Film Group |
| Runtime | 2h 23m |
| Release Date | September 1, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0423176 |