Japan Synopsis
37セカンズ
“Disability is a state of mind.”
In 37 Seconds, 23-year-old comic book artist Yuma, physically disabled due to profound cerebral palsy and emotionally stunted by her well-meaning but overly protective mother, forges her own unusual path to sexual awakening and independence while at the same time discovering love and forgiveness.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with 37 Seconds. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2018–2020 Japan Window
37 Seconds holds position #221 of 525 Japan films in the 2018–2020 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
#1Sonic Mania Adventures
★ 9.0 · 2018
#2Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D
★ 8.9 · 2019
#3Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
★ 8.7 · 2019
#4Jujutsu Kaisen
★ 8.6 · 2020
#5DARLING in the FRANXX
★ 8.6 · 2018
#6Dr. STONE
★ 8.6 · 2019
#7The Rising of the Shield Hero
★ 8.6 · 2019
#8Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
★ 8.6 · 2018
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when 37 Seconds premiered alongside 179 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 179 other Japan films in 2019.
The 3888th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
80 audience reviews — more than 72% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (72th percentile) outruns trending popularity (57th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on 37 Seconds, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- wheelchair · 5
- virgin · 4
- twin sister · 4
- loss of virginity · 4
- disabled child · 3
- disabled · 3
- bodily disabled person · 2
- wheelchair user · 1
- twins separated at birth · 1
- exploring sexuality · 1
- woman in wheelchair · 1
- disabled person · 1
- single mother · 12
- twins · 12
- artist · 10
- sexuality · 7
- male prostitution · 7
- japan · 454
- coming of age · 78
- thailand · 56
- prostitute · 39
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,395 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (70th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #609 of 1,933 (top 32%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | Thai, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Knockonwood |
| Runtime | 1h 55m |
| Release Date | February 9, 2019 |
| IMDb | tt6156138 |
| Official Site | 37secondsfilm.com |