Liar x Liar
2021 1h 57m movie Film Japan

Liar x Liar

ライアー×ライアー

Synopsis

ライアー×ライアー

Minato is a university student and has a fear of germs. She isn't interested in looking pretty. She lives with her stepbrother Toru, who is her stepbrother from her mother's remarriage. Meanwhile, Toru is handsome and a player with the ladies. He doesn't resist women who come on to him and he doesn't stop women from leaving him either. Minato is uncomfortable with Toru and his ways with women. They are the same age and attend the same university. They have an agreement, where Toru will not approach Minato within 2 meters when they are outside. One day, due to her friend’s request, Minato puts on make-up and wears her friend’s high school uniform. While she is out walking in public, she happens to meet Toru. She unexpectedly lies to him about her identity and tells him that she is a high school student. Toru falls in love with her at first sight.

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Comedy + Romance in Japan

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The 2020–2022 Japan Window

Liar x Liar holds position #135 of 452 Japan films in the 2020–2022 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    ★ 8.8 · 2021
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    ★ 8.8 · 2021
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    #3

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    ★ 8.7 · 2022
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    #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
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    #8

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    ★ 8.6 · 2022

The 2020s Japan Landscape

2021 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 170 titles released, including Liar x Liar. 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 4221st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

34
Reviews
54th
Review-volume percentile
11th
Popularity percentile

34 audience reviews — more than 54% of Japan films in our index.

Review volume (54th percentile) outruns trending popularity (11th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Reception Benchmarks

7.8
TMDB Rating
34
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #834 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (82nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.9 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #331 of 1,411 (top 23%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesAsmik Ace, Robot Communications
Runtime1h 57m
Release DateFebruary 19, 2021
IMDbtt12579926
Official Siteliarliar-movie.asmik-ace.co.jp