Leo's Return
2021 27m movie Film Japan

Leo's Return

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.

  1. Revue Starlight: The Movie
    #1

    Revue Starlight: The Movie

    ★ 8.8 · 2021
  2. Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger
    #2

    Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger

    ★ 8.8 · 2021
  3. Romantic Killer
    #3

    Romantic Killer

    ★ 8.7 · 2022
  4. Police in a Pod
    #4

    Police in a Pod

    ★ 8.7 · 2021
  5. Jujutsu Kaisen
    #5

    Jujutsu Kaisen

    ★ 8.6 · 2020
  6. SPY x FAMILY
    #6

    SPY x FAMILY

    ★ 8.6 · 2022
  7. Chainsaw Man
    #7

    Chainsaw Man

    ★ 8.6 · 2022
  8. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
    #8

    Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

    ★ 8.6 · 2022

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).

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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
Reviews
42nd
Review-volume percentile
1st
Popularity percentile

24 audience reviews — more than 42% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 1th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
24
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

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 CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, Japanese
Production CompaniesKowatanda Films, Nozosandy
Runtime27m
Release DateAugust 20, 2021
IMDbtt14356768