Japan Synopsis
“It's never too late to start.”
London, 1953. Mr. Williams, a veteran civil servant, is an important cog within the city's bureaucracy as it struggles to rebuild in the aftermath of World War II. Buried under paperwork at the office and lonely at home, his life has long felt empty and meaningless. Then a devastating medical diagnosis forces him to take stock, and to try and grasp some fulfilment before it passes permanently beyond reach.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Living. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2021–2023 Japan Window
Living holds position #242 of 389 Japan films in the 2021–2023 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in Japan, 539 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Living premiered alongside 131 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 42m runtime, production spent $98K per minute on screen and earned $69K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 131 other Japan films in 2022.
The 4481st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
265 audience reviews — more than 89% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 76th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Living, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- post world war ii · 4
- england · 21
- london · 17
- 1950s · 15
- terminal illness · 9
- remake · 101
- period drama · 37
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,094 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (54th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #926 of 1,933 (top 48%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, Sweden, United Kingdom |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Number 9 Films, Film4 Productions, County Hall Arts, Lipsync Productions, RocketScience |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | November 4, 2022 |
| IMDb | tt9051908 |
| Official Site | living-movie.com |