Japan Synopsis
イニシエーション・ラブ
Set in Shizuoka and Tokyo, Japan in the late 1980's. Takkun is a university student in Shizuoka attempting to find a job. Mayu is a dental hygienist. They meet through a blind date and begin to date, but Takkun finds a job in Tokyo and goes there. They begin a long distance relationship, but their relationship breaks down.
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Mystery + Romance in Japan
16 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Mystery and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Initiation Love itself).
The 2014–2016 Japan Window
Initiation Love holds position #180 of 581 Japan films in the 2014–2016 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Initiation Love premiered alongside 180 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 180 other Japan films in 2015.
The 3143rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
33 audience reviews — more than 53% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (53th percentile) outruns trending popularity (35th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,257 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (73rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Mystery productions specifically: #135 of 426 (top 32%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO |
| Runtime | 1h 50m |
| Release Date | May 23, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt4119590 |