Japan Synopsis
朱花の月
Woodwork artist Takumi moves to the small village Asuka in Nara Prefecture. He remodels old homes and lives a peaceful existence with nature. Takumi then meets Kayoko, a woman who went to the same school as Takumi. Kayoko is fascinated with the color crimson. She dyes scarves with the color of hanezu. Kayoko lives with boyfriend Tetsuya, who works as an editor of a PR magazine. They live together. Soon, Kayoko falls in love with Takumi.
Drama + Romance in Japan
270 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Hanezu itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Hanezu. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Kumie
The 2011–2013 Japan Window
In the crowded 2011-2013 Japan release window, Hanezu sits at #409 of 482. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Hanezu premiered alongside 164 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 164 other Japan films in 2012.
The 2565th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
18 audience reviews — more than 32% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 3th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,846 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (16th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.9 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,688 of 1,933 (top 87%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Kumie |
| Runtime | 1h 31m |
| Release Date | February 1, 2012 |
| IMDb | tt1896753 |