My Pretend Girlfriend
2014 1h 49m movie Film Japan

My Pretend Girlfriend

百瀬、こっちを向いて

Synopsis

百瀬、こっちを向いて

Noboru is a high school student who isn't popular at all. He looks up to senior student Miyazaki who is one of the most popular guys at school. Miyazaki has two girlfriends: Momose and Tetsuko. Momose and Tetsuko have totally different personalities. Momose is bright and Tetsuko is a popular student from a wealthy family. One day, Miyazaki is caught with Momose. To keep his relationship with Tetsuko, Miyazaki asks Noboru and Momose to pretend they are dating. They both agree due to their affections for Miyazaki. Noboru and Momose begin to act like a couple in front others and soon Noboru begins to develop feelings for Momose, who is still in love with Miyazaki.

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Films and series that share thematic tags with My Pretend Girlfriend. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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Romance + Drama in Japan

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

The 2013–2015 Japan Window

In the crowded 2013-2015 Japan release window, My Pretend Girlfriend sits at #512 of 546. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Attack on Titan
    #1

    Attack on Titan

    ★ 8.7 · 2013
  2. Haikyu!!
    #2

    Haikyu!!

    ★ 8.6 · 2014
  3. Your Lie in April
    #3

    Your Lie in April

    ★ 8.6 · 2014
  4. Golden Time
    #4

    Golden Time

    ★ 8.6 · 2013
  5. SCHOOL-LIVE!
    #5

    SCHOOL-LIVE!

    ★ 8.6 · 2015
  6. Castle Town Dandelion
    #6

    Castle Town Dandelion

    ★ 8.6 · 2015
  7. SCANDAL Documentary film HELLO WORLD
    #7

    SCANDAL Documentary film HELLO WORLD

    ★ 8.6 · 2015
  8. The Seven Deadly Sins
    #8

    The Seven Deadly Sins

    ★ 8.5 · 2014

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when My Pretend Girlfriend premiered alongside 186 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 186 other Japan films in 2014.

The 2968th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

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

Audience Engagement

15
Reviews
25th
Review-volume percentile
28th
Popularity percentile

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

Popularity sits at the 28th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

5.5
TMDB Rating
15
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #4,235 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (8th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Romance productions specifically: #375 of 406 (top 92%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesRobot Communications
Runtime1h 49m
Release DateMay 10, 2014
IMDbtt2928288