Japan About Love is a Japan–Taiwan and China co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
恋爱地图
Three stories are told, respectively set in Tokyo, Taipei, and Shanghai. The first two stories are about a Japanese person and a Taiwanese person. The last one is set in Shanghai with a story about a Japanese man and a Chinese woman. Some of the characters can speak Japanese and some of them Mandarin. Each story encompasses an experience of a foreigner, either from Japan ,Taiwan or China, with a native of the opposite country.
Japan × Taiwan and China Co-Production
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The 2004–2006 Japan Window
In the crowded 2004-2006 Japan release window, About Love sits at #311 of 347. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when About Love premiered alongside 116 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 116 other Japan films in 2005.
The 1687th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
19 audience reviews — more than 34% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 10th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,225 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (8th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Romance productions specifically: #373 of 406 (top 92%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, Taiwan, China |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | Japanese, Mandarin |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | April 12, 2005 |
| IMDb | tt0456821 |