India The Japanese Wife is a India–Japan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
Snehmoy and Miyage are pen friends who exchange wedding vows through letters. Fifteen years pass but they never meet. Yet the bond of marriage is strong between them. This unusual relationship comes under a cloud when a young widow, Sandhya, comes to stay with Snehmoy along with her eight-year-old son Poltu. Snehmoy and the little boy bond and the arithmetic teacher discovers the joy of palpable bonds and fatherhood. There develops an inexplicable thread of understanding with Sandhya too. But Snehmoy remained loyal to his unseen Japanese wife.
India × Japan Co-Production
Other India×Japan titles
Drama + Romance in India
356 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Japanese Wife itself).
The 2009–2011 India Window
The Japanese Wife holds position #52 of 192 India films in the 2009–2011 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Japanese Wife premiered alongside 69 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 69 other India films in 2010.
The 762nd India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
15 audience reviews — more than 33% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 40th percentile among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #751 of 1,983 India films indexed here (62nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #507 of 1,132 (top 45%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | India, Japan |
| Original Language | Bengali |
| Spoken Languages | Bengali, English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Saregama Films |
| Runtime | 1h 45m |
| Release Date | April 9, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1620620 |