Man, Woman & the Wall
2006 1h 24m movie Film Japan

Man, Woman & the Wall

聴かれた女

“Some fantasies should never be fulfilled.”

Synopsis

聴かれた女

“Some fantasies should never be fulfilled.”

When Ryo, a young magazine reporter, moves into a new apartment he is greeted by the passionate sounds of his astonishingly beautiful neighbor Satsuki. Realizing the wall dividing their apartments is paper thin, the captivated journalist begins to eavesdrop on every detail of the girl next door's life: her conversations, her bubble baths… her breathless cries.

Drama + Romance in Japan

270 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Man, Woman & the Wall itself).

The 2005–2007 Japan Window

Man, Woman & the Wall holds position #212 of 364 Japan films in the 2005–2007 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    #1

    Avril Lavigne: Bonez Tour 2005 – Live at Budokan

    ★ 9.1 · 2005
  2. Operation Love
    #2

    Operation Love

    ★ 8.8 · 2007
  3. Akihabara@DEEP
    #3

    Akihabara@DEEP

    ★ 8.8 · 2006
  4. Welcome to the N.H.K.
    #4

    Welcome to the N.H.K.

    ★ 8.7 · 2006
  5. Aria
    #5

    Aria

    ★ 8.7 · 2005
  6. Naruto Shippūden
    #6

    Naruto Shippūden

    ★ 8.6 · 2007
  7. Death Note
    #7

    Death Note

    ★ 8.6 · 2006
  8. Planet Earth
    #8

    Planet Earth

    ★ 8.5 · 2006

The 2000s Japan Landscape

2006 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 134 titles released, including Man, Woman & the Wall. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (1020 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 133 other Japan films in 2006.

The 1895th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

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

Audience Engagement

29
Reviews
49th
Review-volume percentile
63rd
Popularity percentile

29 audience reviews — more than 49% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 63th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.7
TMDB Rating
29
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,795 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (39th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,227 of 1,933 (top 63%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesTransformer, Inc.
Runtime1h 24m
Release DateOctober 30, 2006
IMDbtt1236242