Goodbye to Our Kindergarten
2011 2h 9m movie Film Japan

Goodbye to Our Kindergarten

さよならぼくたちのようちえん

Synopsis

さよならぼくたちのようちえん

One day, five kindergarten children suddenly disappear from a kindergarten in Tokyo, sending their teachers and parents into a panic. The five of them are connecting on trains and headed to an unfamiliar place for some purpose. Before their journey, they had made a promise to each other “not to cry no matter what happens”

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Goodbye to Our Kindergarten. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Nippon Television Network Corporation

Drama + Family in Japan

52 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Family genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Goodbye to Our Kindergarten itself).

The 2010–2012 Japan Window

Goodbye to Our Kindergarten holds position #108 of 441 Japan films in the 2010–2012 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Cobra the Animation
    #1

    Cobra the Animation

    ★ 9.4 · 2010
  2. Solitary Gourmet
    #2

    Solitary Gourmet

    ★ 9.0 · 2012
  3. Carnival Phantasm
    #3

    Carnival Phantasm

    ★ 8.9 · 2011
  4. Mother
    #4

    Mother

    ★ 8.7 · 2010
  5. High School D×D
    #5

    High School D×D

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  6. Hunter x Hunter
    #6

    Hunter x Hunter

    ★ 8.6 · 2011
  7. Kamisama Kiss
    #7

    Kamisama Kiss

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  8. Maid Sama!
    #8

    Maid Sama!

    ★ 8.6 · 2010

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Goodbye to Our Kindergarten premiered alongside 138 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 138 other Japan films in 2011.

The 2435th 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
Reviews
11th
Review-volume percentile
7th
Popularity percentile

11 audience reviews — more than 11% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 7th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

7.6
TMDB Rating
11
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,154 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (75th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.7 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #499 of 1,933 (top 26%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesNippon Television Network Corporation
Runtime2h 9m
Release DateMarch 30, 2011
IMDbtt1831754