Synopsis
Leo, an actor playing the lead in his breakthrough role, returns home to Tokyo after the pandemic canceled his film shoot only to face more problems with his wife.
The 2020–2022 Japan Window
In the crowded 2020-2022 Japan release window, Leo's Return sits at #325 of 452. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2020s Japan Landscape
2021 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 170 titles released, including Leo's Return. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (539 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 169 other Japan films in 2021.
The 4319th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
24 audience reviews — more than 42% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 1th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,593 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (43rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,142 of 1,933 (top 59%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Kowatanda Films, Nozosandy |
| Runtime | 27m |
| Release Date | August 20, 2021 |
| IMDb | tt14356768 |







