Japan Synopsis
“The rise and fall of Tower Records”
Established in 1960, Tower Records was once a retail powerhouse with two hundred stores, in thirty countries, on five continents. From humble beginnings in a small-town drugstore, Tower Records eventually became the heart and soul of the music world, and a powerful force in the music industry. In 1999, Tower Records made $1 billion. In 2006, the company filed for bankruptcy. What went wrong? Everyone thinks they know what killed Tower Records: The Internet. But that's not the story. All Things Must Pass is a feature documentary film examining this iconic company's explosive trajectory, tragic demise, and legacy forged by its rebellious founder, Russ Solomon.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with All Things Must Pass. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2014–2016 Japan Window
All Things Must Pass holds position #250 of 581 Japan films in the 2014–2016 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 All Things Must Pass premiered alongside 180 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 180 other Japan films in 2015.
The 3239th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
85 audience reviews — more than 74% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (74th percentile) outruns trending popularity (34th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on All Things Must Pass, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- record industry · 1
- california · 20
- 1960s · 20
- 1970s · 19
- 1990s · 14
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,759 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 Documentary productions specifically: #21 of 50 (top 42%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Company Name, Gravitas Ventures |
| Runtime | 1h 34m |
| Release Date | October 16, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt3272570 |
| Official Site | www.facebook.com |