Japan Synopsis
버닝
“The truth is all in your head.”
An aspiring writer goes to the airport to pick up a high school friend returning from a trip to Africa but is disheartened to see her with another man.
The 2017–2019 Japan Window
569 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Burning sits at position #213.
#1The Relative Worlds
★ 9.1 · 2017
#2Sonic Mania Adventures
★ 9.0 · 2018
#3Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D
★ 8.9 · 2019
#4Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
★ 8.7 · 2019
#5DARLING in the FRANXX
★ 8.6 · 2018
#6Dr. STONE
★ 8.6 · 2019
#7The Rising of the Shield Hero
★ 8.6 · 2019
#8Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
★ 8.6 · 2018
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Burning. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Pinehouse Film
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Burning premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 28m runtime, production spent $49K per minute on screen and earned $45K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,339 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (71st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Mystery productions specifically: #142 of 426 (top 33%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, South Korea |
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | English, Korean |
| Production Companies | Pinehouse Film, NOWFILM, NHK, Finecut, CGV Arthouse |
| Runtime | 2h 28m |
| Release Date | May 17, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt7282468 |
| Official Site | www.burning-movie.com |