Japan Synopsis
伯林漂流
Kôichi is a Japanese man living alone in Berlin. He has no job and hardly any friends. One night Kôichi meets Ryota at a bar which is also a sex club. Ryota came to Berlin to visit a German guy whom he had "met" on a dating app. His high hopes for romance (and marriage?) were quickly crushed since the German was only interested in sex, not even letting Ryota stay for the night. That is why Ryota ended up spending the night in the dark room of the sex club. Kôichi for some reason lets Ryota stay at his apartment. They have sex. Ryota goes out almost everyday to get laid by various local men and comes home to Kôichi's. Increasingly caught up with a strange feeling that is akin to but not quite frustration or curiosity (needless to say, it is not even close to love), Kôichi gradually gives himself up to sex with Ryota.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Berlin Drifters. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2016–2018 Japan Window
In the crowded 2016-2018 Japan release window, Berlin Drifters sits at #536 of 602. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
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★ 9.1 · 2017
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★ 9.0 · 2018
#3My Korean Teacher
★ 8.8 · 2016
#4My Hero Academia
★ 8.7 · 2016
#5DARLING in the FRANXX
★ 8.6 · 2018
#6KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!
★ 8.6 · 2016
#7Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
★ 8.6 · 2018
#8Mob Psycho 100
★ 8.6 · 2016
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Berlin Drifters premiered alongside 193 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 193 other Japan films in 2017.
The 3612th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
14 audience reviews — more than 23% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity (79th percentile) outruns review volume (23th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Berlin Drifters, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- sex club · 1
- gay erotica · 1
- lgbt · 73
- boys' love (bl) · 69
- gay theme · 67
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,860 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (16th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.9 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,695 of 1,933 (top 88%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Germany, Japan |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | English, German, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Habakari Cinema, Jürgen Brüning Filmproduktion |
| Runtime | 2h 3m |
| Release Date | September 10, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt7392070 |