Synopsis
あなたへ
The posthumous wish of Eiji's wife is for her ashes to be scattered in the ocean near her hometown. Eiji also learns that his wife letter for him at the post office before she died.
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The 2011–2013 Japan Window
Dearest holds position #297 of 482 Japan films in the 2011–2013 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dearest premiered alongside 164 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 164 other Japan films in 2012.
The 2651st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
10 audience reviews — more than 6% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 19th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,879 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (37th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,267 of 1,933 (top 66%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
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| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toho Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 51m |
| Release Date | August 25, 2012 |
| IMDb | tt2034618 |













