Japan Synopsis
“You're only young forever once.”
17-year old Jesse lives in the shadow of his older brother Victor's failure to become surfing's Next Big Thing. Even when he's in his natural habitat of magnificent surf breaks, his blue-collar future is brought home by the coal barges that constantly line his horizon. Jesse has the natural skills to surf his way out of this reality and onto the international circuit but can he overcome his equally natural ability to sabotage himself? A momentous weekend away with his mates that includes first love and tragedy leads him to discover what's really important, and also to the performance of a lifetime.
The 2007–2009 Japan Window
362 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Newcastle sits at position #345.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Newcastle premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,446 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (3rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -2.0 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Romance productions specifically: #396 of 406 (top 98%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Australia, Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | 3 Dogs & a Pony, Dragonfly Pictures, Australian Film Finance Corporation |
| Runtime | 1h 47m |
| Release Date | April 25, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt1043860 |