Japan Synopsis
共喰い
Toma lives in a small riverside town with his brutish father and his father's girlfriend. Witnessing his father's predilections for abuse, Toma becomes anxious that he will have inherited those urges.
The 2012–2014 Japan Window
530 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Backwater sits at position #436.
Other Titles From Bitters End
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Backwater premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
6.1
TMDB Rating
17
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier
Ranked #3,749 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (18th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,654 of 1,933 (top 86%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Bitters End, stylejam, GEEK PICTURES, Amuse Soft Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | September 7, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt2403453 |