Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
2006 1h 25m movie Film Japan

Big Bang Love, Juvenile A

46億年の恋

“A visually stylish tale of two male prisoners bonded by emotion, love and murder.”

Synopsis

46億年の恋

“A visually stylish tale of two male prisoners bonded by emotion, love and murder.”

An unknown future. A boy confesses to the murder of another in an all-boy juvenile detention facility. More an exercise in style than storytelling, the story follows two detectives trying to uncover the case. Homosexual tension and explosive violence drives the story which delivers some weird and fascinating visuals.

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Fantasy + Drama in Japan

345 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Fantasy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Big Bang Love, Juvenile A itself).

The 2005–2007 Japan Window

In the crowded 2005-2007 Japan release window, Big Bang Love, Juvenile A sits at #255 of 364. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

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    #2

    Operation Love

    ★ 8.8 · 2007
  3. Akihabara@DEEP
    #3

    Akihabara@DEEP

    ★ 8.8 · 2006
  4. Welcome to the N.H.K.
    #4

    Welcome to the N.H.K.

    ★ 8.7 · 2006
  5. Aria
    #5

    Aria

    ★ 8.7 · 2005
  6. Naruto Shippūden
    #6

    Naruto Shippūden

    ★ 8.6 · 2007
  7. Death Note
    #7

    Death Note

    ★ 8.6 · 2006
  8. Planet Earth
    #8

    Planet Earth

    ★ 8.5 · 2006

The 2000s Japan Landscape

2006 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 134 titles released, including Big Bang Love, Juvenile A. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (1020 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 133 other Japan films in 2006.

The 1795th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

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

Audience Engagement

51
Reviews
64th
Review-volume percentile
24th
Popularity percentile

51 audience reviews — more than 64% of Japan films in our index.

Review volume (64th percentile) outruns trending popularity (24th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Big Bang Love, Juvenile A, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • homoeroticism · 2
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • avant-garde · 8
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • murder · 155
  • boys' love (bl) · 69
  • surrealism · 34

Reception Benchmarks

6.4
TMDB Rating
51
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,284 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (28th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Fantasy productions specifically: #1,045 of 1,274 (top 82%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesShochiku, Maki Production, Excellent Film, Eisei Gekijo
Runtime1h 25m
Release DateFebruary 11, 2006
IMDbtt0497876
Official Sitewww.cinemart.co.jp

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