Japan Synopsis
ラブ&ポップ
“Schoolgirls by day… call girls by night…”
Tokyo schoolgirl Hiromi and her friends engage in a practice known as enjo kosai, or "compensated dating", where older men pay young girls for dates. Hiromi plunges deeper into this world to raise money for an expensive ring.
The 1997–1999 Japan Window
162 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Love & Pop sits at position #28.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Love & Pop. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Toei Company
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Love & Pop premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #822 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 Drama productions specifically: #346 of 1,933 (top 18%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Company, Cine Bazar |
| Runtime | 1h 50m |
| Release Date | January 10, 1998 |
| IMDb | tt0168972 |