Japan Synopsis
0.5ミリ
Sawa, a home helper for a middle class family with an elderly infirm grandfather, is forced to stretch her morals to keep her job. As a result, she finds herself broke and out on the street. She survives her first night by striking up an ambiguous friendship with a kindly old man, gaining access to a portion of the immense wealth held by Japan's aging population. She continues with similar encounters, and while these begin as scams or revenge on rampant sexism, they ultimately become vulnerable intergenerational exchanges.
The 2013–2015 Japan Window
0.5 mm holds position #253 of 546 Japan films in the 2013–2015 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when 0.5 mm premiered alongside 186 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 186 other Japan films in 2014.
The 3061st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
29 audience reviews — more than 49% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 16th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on 0.5 mm, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- con man · 3
- elder care · 3
- stolen bicycle · 2
- elderly couple · 2
- caregiver patient relationship · 2
- retired · 1
- suicide of mother · 1
- confidence man · 1
- helping elders · 1
- blackmail · 11
- woman director · 246
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,995 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (56th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #877 of 1,933 (top 45%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Zero Pictures |
| Runtime | 3h 18m |
| Release Date | November 8, 2014 |
| IMDb | tt3825360 |