Japan Synopsis
“As dangerous, as intense, as love.”
The story of Henry, a stand-up comedian with a fierce sense of humour and Ann, a singer of international renown. In the spotlight, they are the perfect couple, healthy, happy, and glamourous. The birth of their first child, Annette, a mysterious girl with an exceptional destiny, will change their lives.
Audience Engagement
608 audience reviews — more than 95% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (95th percentile) outruns trending popularity (60th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Annette. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Eurospace
Drama + Romance in Japan
270 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Annette itself).
The 2020–2022 Japan Window
Annette holds position #314 of 452 Japan films in the 2020–2022 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s Japan Landscape
2021 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 170 titles released, including Annette. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (539 total).
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 20m runtime, production spent $111K per minute on screen and earned $26K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 169 other Japan films in 2021.
The 4291st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Annette, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- drowning · 5
- puppet · 5
- opera singer · 4
- doll · 3
- comedian · 2
- storm at sea · 2
- murder trial · 2
- drowned · 1
- mysterious girl · 1
- stage performance · 1
- stand-up comedian · 1
- california · 20
- los angeles · 9
- celebrity · 7
- baby · 6
- singing · 6
- murder · 155
- musical · 71
- surrealism · 34
- prison · 32
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,479 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (46th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,094 of 1,933 (top 57%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Japan, Mexico, Switzerland |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, French |
| Production Companies | Eurospace, Detailfilm, ARTE France Cinéma, CG Cinéma, Garidi Films |
| Runtime | 2h 20m |
| Release Date | July 6, 2021 |
| IMDb | tt6217926 |
| Official Site | www.amazon.com |