Bangkok Nites
2016 3h 3m movie Film Japan

Bangkok Nites

バンコクナイツ

Bangkok Nites is a Japan–Thailand co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.

Synopsis

バンコクナイツ

Bangkok, 2015. Ozawa, a Japanese man who had nowhere to go, meets Luck, a woman has reached the height of her glory on Thaniya Street, a place that flourishes by servicing only Japanese men. Through a trip to trace the scars of colonialism, they look for paradise that we had lost.

Japan × Thailand Co-Production

Japan (lead)Thailand

Other Japan×Thailand titles

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Bangkok Nites. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2015–2017 Japan Window

In the crowded 2015-2017 Japan release window, Bangkok Nites sits at #439 of 588. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. The Relative Worlds
    #1

    The Relative Worlds

    ★ 9.1 · 2017
  2. My Korean Teacher
    #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

The 2010s Japan Landscape

2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 213 titles released, including Bangkok Nites. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (1769 total).

'10137'11139'12165'13178'14187'15181'16213'17194'18195'19180

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 212 other Japan films in 2016.

The 3396th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

11
Reviews
11th
Review-volume percentile
1st
Popularity percentile

11 audience reviews — more than 11% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 1th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.5
TMDB Rating
11
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,215 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (30th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,409 of 1,933 (top 73%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
All Production CountriesFrance, Japan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand
Original LanguageJapanese
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, Japanese, Thai
Production CompaniesKuzoku, Bangkok Planning, Flying Pillow Films
Runtime3h 3m
Release DateAugust 12, 2016
IMDbtt4747380