Into the White Night
2011 2h 29m movie Film Japan

Into the White Night

白夜行

Synopsis

白夜行

A pawn shop owner in Osaka is murdered, but due to a lack of conclusive evidence the police lists the man's death as a suicide. Detective Sasagaki, who investigated the case, can't forget the dark eyes of the main suspect's daughter Yukiho and the pawn shop owner's son Ryouji. As time goes by, more mysterious deaths surround Yukiho & Ryouji. Detective Sasagaki still unable to let go of the pawn shop owner case discovers startling details about Yukiho and Ryouji …

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Drama + Crime in Japan

203 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Into the White Night itself).

The 2010–2012 Japan Window

Into the White Night holds position #296 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 Into the White Night premiered alongside 138 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 138 other Japan films in 2011.

The 2422nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

13
Reviews
20th
Review-volume percentile
24th
Popularity percentile

13 audience reviews — more than 20% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 24th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.5
TMDB Rating
13
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,188 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (30th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,399 of 1,933 (top 72%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesWOWOW FILMS, Horipro, GAGA Corporation, Pony Canyon, Image Field
Runtime2h 29m
Release DateJanuary 29, 2011
IMDbtt1613028
Official Sitebyakuyako.gaga.ne.jp