Japan Synopsis
娼年
Ryo Morinaka is a university student and works part-time at a bar. He is bored with his daily life and exists in a state of torpor. One day, his friend Shinya Tajima brings the owner of a host bar over to the place where Ryo Morinaka works. Shizuka Mido is the owner of the host bar. Soon, Ryo Morinaka begins to work for Shizuka Mido at the members only host bar. He feels embarrassment initially, but he fulfills the desires of women and develops a sense of purpose.
Audience Engagement
38 audience reviews — more than 58% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity (90th percentile) outruns review volume (58th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Call Boy. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Phantom Film
The 2017–2019 Japan Window
In the crowded 2017-2019 Japan release window, Call Boy sits at #417 of 569. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
#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
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Call Boy premiered alongside 194 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 194 other Japan films in 2018.
The 3724th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Call Boy, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- self-harm · 3
- sex industry · 1
- oedipus complex · 1
- prostitution · 25
- unrequited love · 19
- bdsm · 10
- older woman younger man relationship · 8
- male prostitution · 7
- based on novel or book · 288
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,952 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (36th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,300 of 1,933 (top 67%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Phantom Film |
| Runtime | 1h 59m |
| Release Date | April 6, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt7529650 |
| Official Site | shonen-movie.com |