Japan Synopsis
M/OTHER
Tetsuro is living with his young girlfriend Aki in a pleasant house in Tokyo. They both spend a lot of time at their jobs. However their routine is upset when Tetsuro brings his 8 year old son Shun to live with them, while his ex-wife recovers from a car accident.
The 1998–2000 Japan Window
187 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. M/Other sits at position #163.
Other Titles From Bitters End
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when M/Other premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
5.6
TMDB Rating
12
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier
Ranked #4,186 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (9th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,810 of 1,933 (top 94%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Bitters End, Suncent CinemaWorks, Bandai Visual, WOWOW |
| Runtime | 2h 27m |
| Release Date | May 14, 1999 |
| IMDb | tt0201743 |