Japan Synopsis
横道世之介
The year is 1987 and Japan is just reaching the peak of its economic success. Eighteen-year old Yonosuke Yokomichi arrives in Tokyo from Nagasaki. Ordinary in every way possible, he lives in a suburb far from the excitement of the big city and commutes to a university in the center of Tokyo.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with A Story of Yonosuke. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Drama + Romance in Japan
270 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding A Story of Yonosuke itself).
The 2012–2014 Japan Window
A Story of Yonosuke holds position #223 of 530 Japan films in the 2012–2014 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 A Story of Yonosuke premiered alongside 177 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 177 other Japan films in 2013.
The 2734th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
51 audience reviews — more than 64% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (64th percentile) outruns trending popularity (45th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,959 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (57th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #858 of 1,933 (top 44%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Kirishima 1945 |
| Runtime | 2h 40m |
| Release Date | February 23, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt2151915 |
| Official Site | thirdwindowfilms.com |