Japan Synopsis
かもめ食堂
“Have a meal and go on a walk.”
On a quiet street in Helsinki, Sachie has opened a diner featuring rice balls. For a month she has no customers. Then, in short order, she has her first customer, meets Midori, a gangly Japanese tourist, and invites her to stay with her.
The 2005–2007 Japan Window
364 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Kamome Diner sits at position #132.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Kamome Diner. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Kamome Diner premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,785 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (61st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #777 of 1,933 (top 40%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Finland, Japan |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | Finnish, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Gentosha, Paradise Cafe, Media Suits, VAP, Nippon Television Network Corporation |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | June 11, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt0483022 |