Japan Synopsis
桂子ですけど
Keiko Suzuki is a lonely waitress in Tokyo. Her father passes away of cancer and she becomes obsessed with the passage of time. And so, three weeks before her 22nd birthday, she decides to record this period of time in the most accurate way possible, regardless of how lonely or banal this record ends up being.
The 1996–1998 Japan Window
144 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. I Am Keiko sits at position #136.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when I Am Keiko premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,294 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 Drama productions specifically: #1,857 of 1,933 (top 96%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Runtime | 1h 1m |
| Release Date | November 12, 1997 |
| IMDb | tt0275448 |