After the Storm
2016 1h 57m movie Film Japan

After the Storm

海よりもまだ深く

Synopsis

海よりもまだ深く

Ryota is an unpopular writer although he won a literary award 15 years ago. Now, Ryota works as a private detective. He is divorced from his ex-wife Kyoko and he has an 11-year-old son Shingo. His mother Yoshiko lives alone at her apartment. One day, Ryota, his ex-wife Kyoko, and son Shingo gather at Yoshiko's apartment. A typhoon passes and the family must stay there all night long.

The 2015–2017 Japan Window

588 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. After the Storm sits at position #252.

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    #1

    The Relative Worlds

    ★ 9.1 · 2017

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    #2

    My Korean Teacher

    ★ 8.8 · 2016

  3. My Hero Academia
    #3

    My Hero Academia

    ★ 8.7 · 2016

  4. KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!
    #4

    KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!

    ★ 8.6 · 2016

  5. Mob Psycho 100
    #5

    Mob Psycho 100

    ★ 8.6 · 2016

  6. Yuri!!! on Ice
    #6

    Yuri!!! on Ice

    ★ 8.6 · 2016

  7. SCHOOL-LIVE!
    #7

    SCHOOL-LIVE!

    ★ 8.6 · 2015

  8. Castle Town Dandelion
    #8

    Castle Town Dandelion

    ★ 8.6 · 2015

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with After the Storm. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when After the Storm premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.2
TMDB Rating
295
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,737 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (62nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #751 of 1,933 (top 39%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Fuji Television Network, Bandai Visual, BUN-BUKU, AOI Pro., GAGA Corporation
Runtime 1h 57m
Release Date May 21, 2016
IMDb tt5294966
Official Site gaga.ne.jp

Themes & Motifs

  • japan
  • gambling
  • family relationships
  • slice of life
  • writer
  • storm
  • divorce
  • private detective
  • grandmother

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