Japan Synopsis
ダブルミンツ
Mitsuo Ichikawa receives a phone call from Mitsuo Ichikawa. Their names are pronounced the same, but spelled differently using kanji. They also graduated from the same high school. Back in their high school days, Mitsuo Ichikawa was like a subordinate to Mitsuo Ichikawa. Mitsuo Ichikawa is now a hoodlum and tells the other Mitsuo that he killed a woman. They become accomplices and build a new relationship.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Double Mints. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2016–2018 Japan Window
In the crowded 2016-2018 Japan release window, Double Mints sits at #561 of 602. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
#1The Relative Worlds
★ 9.1 · 2017
#2Sonic Mania Adventures
★ 9.0 · 2018
#3My Korean Teacher
★ 8.8 · 2016
#4My Hero Academia
★ 8.7 · 2016
#5DARLING in the FRANXX
★ 8.6 · 2018
#6KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!
★ 8.6 · 2016
#7Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
★ 8.6 · 2018
#8Mob Psycho 100
★ 8.6 · 2016
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Double Mints premiered alongside 193 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 193 other Japan films in 2017.
The 3561st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
11 audience reviews — more than 11% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 30th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Double Mints, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- drug smuggling · 5
- school bullying · 3
- blood · 2
- unhealthy relationship · 2
- disorder · 1
- conduct disorder · 1
- symbolism · 7
- gay romance · 7
- extreme violence · 6
- lgbt · 73
- boys' love (bl) · 69
- gay theme · 67
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,127 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (10th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Romance productions specifically: #356 of 406 (top 88%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | June 3, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt6488382 |