Japan Synopsis
ブルー
An introverted schoolgirl falls in love and starts a relationship with one of her classmates. Set in a small seaside town in Japan, the love of her life eventually leaves her for her boyfriend in Tokyo.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Blue. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Drama + Romance in Japan
270 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Blue itself).
The 2002–2004 Japan Window
In the crowded 2002-2004 Japan release window, Blue sits at #214 of 263. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Blue premiered alongside 84 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 84 other Japan films in 2003.
The 1491st 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 sits at the 21th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Blue, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- hidden past · 1
- lack of communication · 1
- girls love · 24
- adolescence · 8
- painting · 6
- time skip · 6
- based on manga · 297
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,953 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (14th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.0 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,729 of 1,933 (top 89%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Omega Micott Inc., Hiromi, Eisei Gekijo |
| Runtime | 1h 56m |
| Release Date | March 29, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0326773 |