Japan Synopsis
渚のシンドバッド
A coming-of-age story. Shuji, a Japanese teen, is falling in love with his friend Hiroyuki, however, Hiroyuki is attracted to Kasane, the new girl in their class.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Like Grains of Sand. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 1994–1996 Japan Window
Like Grains of Sand holds position #68 of 143 Japan films in the 1994–1996 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Like Grains of Sand premiered alongside 59 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 59 other Japan films in 1995.
The 1042nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
20 audience reviews — more than 36% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 20th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Like Grains of Sand, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- woman between two men · 5
- high school · 88
- lgbt · 73
- boys' love (bl) · 69
- gay theme · 67
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,403 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (48th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,064 of 1,933 (top 55%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO, PIA Corporation, Young Entertainment Square |
| Runtime | 2h 9m |
| Release Date | December 16, 1995 |
| IMDb | tt0113922 |