Japanese Girls at the Harbor
1933 1h 12m movie Film Japan

Japanese Girls at the Harbor

港の日本娘

Synopsis

港の日本娘

Set in the port city of Yokohama, two girls, Sunako and Dora who attend a Christian school, pledge to be friends. But when a youth named Henry appears on his motorcycle and offers to take Sunako for a ride, we know that this friendship won't last and that the lives of both girls will change in ways they are barely able to comprehend, and can do little to change.

The 1932–1934 Japan Window

8 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Japanese Girls at the Harbor sits at position #8.

  1. I Was Born, But...
    #1

    I Was Born, But…

    ★ 7.5 · 1932

  2. Every-Night Dreams
    #2

    Every-Night Dreams

    ★ 7.2 · 1933

  3. Our Neighbor, Miss Yae
    #3

    Our Neighbor, Miss Yae

    ★ 7.2 · 1934

  4. No Blood Relation
    #4

    No Blood Relation

    ★ 7.1 · 1932

  5. A Story of Floating Weeds
    #5

    A Story of Floating Weeds

    ★ 7.0 · 1934

  6. The Water Magician
    #6

    The Water Magician

    ★ 6.9 · 1933

  7. Apart from You
    #7

    Apart from You

    ★ 6.8 · 1933

  8. Japanese Girls at the Harbor

    #8

    Japanese Girls at the Harbor

    ★ 6.6 · 1933

Other Titles From Shochiku

The 1930s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1930s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Japanese Girls at the Harbor premiered. 22 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.6
TMDB Rating
12
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,038 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (34th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,345 of 1,933 (top 70%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Shochiku
Runtime 1h 12m
Release Date June 1, 1933
IMDb tt0160535

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