My Darling Is a Foreigner
2010 1h 40m movie Film Japan

My Darling Is a Foreigner

ダーリンは外国人

Synopsis

ダーリンは外国人

Based on a true story. A Japanese girl and an American guy, fall in love in Japan. Their relationship will not be easy to manage, with their different cultures and their different langages.

Comedy + Romance in Japan

120 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding My Darling Is a Foreigner itself).

The 2009–2011 Japan Window

In the crowded 2009-2011 Japan release window, My Darling Is a Foreigner sits at #346 of 400. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Cobra the Animation
    #1

    Cobra the Animation

    ★ 9.4 · 2010
  2. Carnival Phantasm
    #2

    Carnival Phantasm

    ★ 8.9 · 2011
  3. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
    #3

    Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

    ★ 8.7 · 2009
  4. Mother
    #4

    Mother

    ★ 8.7 · 2010
  5. Hunter x Hunter
    #5

    Hunter x Hunter

    ★ 8.6 · 2011
  6. Maid Sama!
    #6

    Maid Sama!

    ★ 8.6 · 2010
  7. Steins;Gate
    #7

    Steins;Gate

    ★ 8.5 · 2011
  8. The Tatami Galaxy
    #8

    The Tatami Galaxy

    ★ 8.5 · 2010

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when My Darling Is a Foreigner premiered alongside 136 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 136 other Japan films in 2010.

The 2314th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

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

Audience Engagement

14
Reviews
23rd
Review-volume percentile
6th
Popularity percentile

14 audience reviews — more than 23% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 6th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

5.8
TMDB Rating
14
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #4,051 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (12th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.1 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #1,283 of 1,411 (top 91%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Spoken LanguagesJapanese, English
Production CompaniesChubu-nippon Broadcasting, IMJ Entertainment, TOHO
Runtime1h 40m
Release DateApril 10, 2010
IMDbtt1606197