Japan Synopsis
“Look beyond what you see”
Tokyo, Japan, 1989. Lucy Fly, a foreigner who works as a translator, begins a passionate relationship with Teiji, a mysterious man obsessed with photography.
Audience Engagement
399 audience reviews — more than 92% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (92th percentile) outruns trending popularity (61th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Earthquake Bird. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Drama + Mystery in Japan
208 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Mystery genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Earthquake Bird itself).
The 2018–2020 Japan Window
In the crowded 2018-2020 Japan release window, Earthquake Bird sits at #481 of 525. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
#1Sonic Mania Adventures
★ 9.0 · 2018
#2Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D
★ 8.9 · 2019
#3Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
★ 8.7 · 2019
#4Jujutsu Kaisen
★ 8.6 · 2020
#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 Earthquake Bird premiered alongside 179 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 179 other Japan films in 2019.
The 4026th 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 Earthquake Bird, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- japanese man · 5
- traumatized woman · 1
- 1980s · 18
- neo-noir · 17
- photographer · 15
- interracial relationship · 7
- japan · 454
- based on novel or book · 288
- tokyo · 78
- love triangle · 55
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,899 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (15th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.0 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,711 of 1,933 (top 89%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United Kingdom |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Scott Free Productions, Twenty First City |
| Runtime | 1h 47m |
| Release Date | November 1, 2019 |
| IMDb | tt8178486 |
| Official Site | www.netflix.com |