Japan Synopsis
溺れるナイフ
Natsume Mochizuki works as a teen model in Tokyo, but she learns that she has to move to her father's hometown of Ukigumo. She is in a desperate situation because she can't do the things she wants to do in Ukigumo. One day, she meets Koichiro Hasegawa. He is the successor of the Hasegawa family. His family is wealthy and is respected in the area. Natsume Mochizuki and Koichiro Hasegawa become attracted to each other, but something changes their fate.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Drowning Love. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Romance + Drama in Japan
270 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Romance and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Drowning Love itself).
The 2015–2017 Japan Window
In the crowded 2015-2017 Japan release window, Drowning Love sits at #446 of 588. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 213 titles released, including Drowning Love. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (1769 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 212 other Japan films in 2016.
The 3454th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
62 audience reviews — more than 68% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 54th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Drowning Love, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- love story · 5
- teenager · 5
- teenage · 2
- magazine model · 1
- destined encounter · 1
- youth love story · 1
- model · 7
- japan · 454
- based on manga · 297
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,278 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (28th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Romance productions specifically: #258 of 406 (top 64%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | ARK-Film, Shochiku, Culture Entertainment, GAGA Corporation |
| Runtime | 1h 51m |
| Release Date | November 5, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt5108912 |
| Official Site | gaga.ne.jp |