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
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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.
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).
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 audience reviews — more than 11% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 1th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
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 Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Japan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese, Thai |
| Production Companies | Kuzoku, Bangkok Planning, Flying Pillow Films |
| Runtime | 3h 3m |
| Release Date | August 12, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt4747380 |














