Japan Synopsis
風花
An alcoholic civil servant wakes up under a cherry tree in Tokyo next to a bar hostess with whom he's impulsively made a suicide pact. Though he's now changed his mind, he agrees to travel with her to Hokkaido, her preferred site for ending it all.
The 1999–2001 Japan Window
In the crowded 1999-2001 Japan release window, Kaza-hana sits at #180 of 205. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Kaza-hana premiered in 2000 — a quieter year for Japan cinema with only 64 titles in our catalog. The 2000s overall landed 1020 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 63 other Japan films in 2000.
The 1294th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
10 audience reviews — more than 6% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 14th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,196 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (8th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,814 of 1,933 (top 94%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Be-Wild, Cinequanon, TV Asahi, Tokyo FM |
| Runtime | 1h 56m |
| Release Date | September 14, 2000 |
| IMDb | tt0261000 |