Japan Synopsis
骨壺
Eri (Matsubara) is a high school student who is anonymous unlike her friend Mitsuko (Yokoyama) who is the target of amorous advances from their teacher, Ichida (Tsubouchi). Eri comes across a novel way to protect Mitsuko: find a cursed funerary urn that contains ashes reputed to cause death and give said ashes to teacher.
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The 2011–2013 Japan Window
In the crowded 2011-2013 Japan release window, Kotsutsubo sits at #471 of 482. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Kotsutsubo premiered alongside 164 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 164 other Japan films in 2012.
The 2614th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
11 audience reviews — more than 11% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 2th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,461 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (3rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -2.0 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #339 of 391 (top 87%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Jolly Roger |
| Runtime | 1h 25m |
| Release Date | May 26, 2012 |
| IMDb | tt2354141 |
| Official Site | manchikan.com |