A Chorus of Angels
2012 2h 2m movie Film Japan

A Chorus of Angels

北のカナリアたち

Synopsis

北のカナリアたち

Teacher Kawashima Haru takes a position on a remote island off the coast of Hokkaido, where she takes charge of six students. However, she is later forced to leave after an accident occurs. 20 years later, Haru learns that one of her former students has committed a crime, and eventually returns to the island once more.

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Drama + Mystery in Japan

208 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Mystery genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding A Chorus of Angels itself).

The 2011–2013 Japan Window

In the crowded 2011-2013 Japan release window, A Chorus of Angels sits at #356 of 482. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Solitary Gourmet
    #1

    Solitary Gourmet

    ★ 9.0 · 2012
  2. Carnival Phantasm
    #2

    Carnival Phantasm

    ★ 8.9 · 2011
  3. Attack on Titan
    #3

    Attack on Titan

    ★ 8.7 · 2013
  4. High School D×D
    #4

    High School D×D

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  5. Hunter x Hunter
    #5

    Hunter x Hunter

    ★ 8.6 · 2011
  6. Kamisama Kiss
    #6

    Kamisama Kiss

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  7. Golden Time
    #7

    Golden Time

    ★ 8.6 · 2013
  8. Magi
    #8

    Magi

    ★ 8.6 · 2012

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Chorus of Angels premiered alongside 164 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 164 other Japan films in 2012.

The 2700th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

10
Reviews
6th
Review-volume percentile
32nd
Popularity percentile

10 audience reviews — more than 6% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 32th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.4
TMDB Rating
10
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,408 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (26th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,506 of 1,933 (top 78%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesToei Company
Runtime2h 2m
Release DateNovember 3, 2012
IMDbtt2046110
Official Sitewww.kitanocanaria.jp