Japan Synopsis
嫌われ松子の一生
“Destiny of shrine maiden.”
While combing through the belongings of his recently deceased aunt, Matsuko, nephew Sho pieces together the crucial events that sank Matsuko's life into a despairing tragedy.
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Comedy + Drama in Japan
462 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Memories of Matsuko itself).
The 2005–2007 Japan Window
Memories of Matsuko holds position #66 of 364 Japan films in the 2005–2007 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
2006 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 134 titles released, including Memories of Matsuko. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (1020 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 133 other Japan films in 2006.
The 1827th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
134 audience reviews — more than 80% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (80th percentile) outruns trending popularity (55th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #919 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (80th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #356 of 1,411 (top 25%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TBS, Amuse Soft Entertainment |
| Runtime | 2h 10m |
| Release Date | May 27, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt0768120 |