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.
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 1997–1999 Japan Window
Love & Pop holds position #28 of 162 Japan films in the 1997–1999 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
1998 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 62 titles released, including Love & Pop. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (447 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 61 other Japan films in 1998.
The 1131st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
45 audience reviews — more than 62% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (62th percentile) outruns trending popularity (44th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
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 |