Japan Synopsis
愛の新世界
“Life, love, sex, work, play… there are so many ways to tie them up.”
A look a the lives of two sex workers in Tokyo: Rei, who works as an S&M dominatrix, and Ayumi, in the more straightforward profession of call girl. In addition to their working life, the film also looks at their private lives. Rei is acting in an amateur theatre company along with the receptionist from Ayumi's escort service, while Ayumi is living with her student-boyfriend as he struggles to finally get accepted to college.
The 1993–1995 Japan Window
135 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. A New Love in Tokyo sits at position #113.
#1Romeo and the Black Brothers
★ 8.9 · 1995
#2Furuhata Ninzaburo
★ 8.8 · 1994
#3Neon Genesis Evangelion
★ 8.6 · 1995
#4Slam Dunk
★ 8.6 · 1993
#5Magic Knight Rayearth
★ 8.5 · 1994
#6Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
★ 8.3 · 1993
#7Golden Boy
★ 8.2 · 1995
#82112: The Birth of Doraemon
★ 8.2 · 1995
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with A New Love in Tokyo. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From G Company
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A New Love in Tokyo premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,757 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (18th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Romance productions specifically: #306 of 406 (top 75%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | G Company, Toa Kogyo, Toei Company |
| Runtime | 1h 55m |
| Release Date | December 17, 1994 |
| IMDb | tt0109059 |