Japan Synopsis
コアラ課長
Minoru Kawasaki directs this comedic psychological thriller that follows a large koala as he looks for help from several of his closest friends, which include a giant rabbit and frog. A hardworking executive at a pickle company, Mr. Tamura stands out from other employees because he's a koala bear who stands six feet tall. When his human girlfriend is found murdered, the blackout-prone Tamura goes on the run and tries to solve the mystery.
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The 2005–2007 Japan Window
In the crowded 2005-2007 Japan release window, Executive Koala sits at #335 of 364. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
2006 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 134 titles released, including Executive Koala. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (1020 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 133 other Japan films in 2006.
The 1786th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
24 audience reviews — more than 42% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 5th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,288 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (6th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #1,347 of 1,411 (top 95%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | THE KLOCKWORX |
| Runtime | 1h 26m |
| Release Date | January 14, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt0830581 |