Lowlife Love
2016 1h 50m movie Film Japan

Lowlife Love

下衆の愛

Synopsis

下衆の愛

Tetsuo is a lowlife. A film director with a small indie hit many years back, yet he has never gotten any further as he refuses to go against his 'artistic integrity'.

Other Titles From Third Window Films

Drama + Romance in Japan

270 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Lowlife Love itself).

The 2015–2017 Japan Window

In the crowded 2015-2017 Japan release window, Lowlife Love sits at #465 of 588. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. The Relative Worlds
    #1

    The Relative Worlds

    ★ 9.1 · 2017
  2. My Korean Teacher
    #2

    My Korean Teacher

    ★ 8.8 · 2016
  3. My Hero Academia
    #3

    My Hero Academia

    ★ 8.7 · 2016
  4. KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!
    #4

    KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!

    ★ 8.6 · 2016
  5. Mob Psycho 100
    #5

    Mob Psycho 100

    ★ 8.6 · 2016
  6. Yuri!!! on Ice
    #6

    Yuri!!! on Ice

    ★ 8.6 · 2016
  7. SCHOOL-LIVE!
    #7

    SCHOOL-LIVE!

    ★ 8.6 · 2015
  8. Castle Town Dandelion
    #8

    Castle Town Dandelion

    ★ 8.6 · 2015

The 2010s Japan Landscape

2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 213 titles released, including Lowlife Love. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (1769 total).

'10137'11139'12165'13178'14187'15181'16213'17194'18195'19180

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 212 other Japan films in 2016.

The 3302nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

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

Audience Engagement

25
Reviews
44th
Review-volume percentile
15th
Popularity percentile

25 audience reviews — more than 44% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 15th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.3
TMDB Rating
25
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,480 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (24th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,536 of 1,933 (top 79%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
All Production CountriesJapan, United Kingdom
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesThird Window Films
Runtime1h 50m
Release DateApril 2, 2016
IMDbtt4771704