Japan 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.
Other Titles From Shochiku
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.
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).
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 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.
- homoeroticism · 2
- avant-garde · 8
- murder · 155
- boys' love (bl) · 69
- surrealism · 34
Reception Benchmarks
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 Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shochiku, Maki Production, Excellent Film, Eisei Gekijo |
| Runtime | 1h 25m |
| Release Date | February 11, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt0497876 |
| Official Site | www.cinemart.co.jp |