Japan Synopsis
少年メリケンサック
A record company office worker named Kanna discovers a punk rock band called Shonen Meriken Sakku 'Brass Knuckle Boys' through the internet and subsequently decides to represent them on behalf of her company. What Kanna did not know was that the Brass Knuckle Boys consists of all middle aged men.
Comedy + Music in Japan
25 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Music genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Brass Knuckle Boys itself).
The 2008–2010 Japan Window
Brass Knuckle Boys holds position #269 of 386 Japan films in the 2008–2010 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Brass Knuckle Boys premiered alongside 123 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 123 other Japan films in 2009.
The 2164th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
20 audience reviews — more than 36% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 36th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Brass Knuckle Boys, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- rock band · 5
- punk band · 4
- life's dream · 2
- life of agony · 1
- record company · 1
- life and career · 1
- bands · 1
- band member · 1
- japan · 454
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,493 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (24th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #1,132 of 1,411 (top 80%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Kinoshita Management |
| Runtime | 2h 5m |
| Release Date | February 14, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1313146 |