Japan Synopsis
遠雷
A young man living on growing tomatoes in a greenhouse in a residential area. Tomato cultivation is as doomed as his personal life where he tries to keep alive his romance with the eccentric Kaede and parents selected fiancee Ayako.
Other Titles From Art Theatre Guild
Romance + Drama in Japan
270 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Romance and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Distant Thunder itself).
The 1980–1982 Japan Window
Distant Thunder holds position #34 of 67 Japan films in the 1980–1982 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Distant Thunder premiered alongside 28 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 28 other Japan films in 1981.
The 567th 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 Romance productions specifically: #232 of 406 (top 57%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Art Theatre Guild, New Century Producers, Nikkatsu Corporation |
| Runtime | 2h 15m |
| Release Date | October 23, 1981 |
| IMDb | tt0216738 |
| Official Site | www.nikkatsu.com |