One Wonderful Sunday
1947 1h 48m movie Film Japan

One Wonderful Sunday

素晴らしき日曜日

One Wonderful Sunday ranks #2 among 8 Japan films released between 1946–1948.

Synopsis

素晴らしき日曜日

Yuzo and his fiancée Masako spend their Sunday afternoon together, trying to have a good time on just thirty-five yen. They manage to have many small adventures, especially because Masako's optimism and belief in dreams is able to lift Yuzo from his realistic despair.

The 1946–1948 Japan Window

8 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. One Wonderful Sunday sits at position #2.

  1. Drunken Angel
    #1

    Drunken Angel

    ★ 7.7 · 1948

  2. One Wonderful Sunday

    #2

    One Wonderful Sunday

    ★ 7.3 · 1947

  3. Utamaro and His Five Women
    #3

    Utamaro and His Five Women

    ★ 7.2 · 1946

  4. Snow Trail
    #4

    Snow Trail

    ★ 7.2 · 1947

  5. A Hen in the Wind
    #5

    A Hen in the Wind

    ★ 7.1 · 1948

  6. Children of the Beehive
    #6

    Children of the Beehive

    ★ 7.0 · 1948

  7. No Regrets for Our Youth
    #7

    No Regrets for Our Youth

    ★ 6.8 · 1946

  8. The Ball at the Anjo House
    #8

    The Ball at the Anjo House

    ★ 6.7 · 1947

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with One Wonderful Sunday. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From TOHO

The 1940s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1940s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when One Wonderful Sunday premiered. 20 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.3
TMDB Rating
75
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,583 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (65th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #691 of 1,933 (top 36%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies TOHO
Runtime 1h 48m
Release Date July 1, 1947
IMDb tt0039871

Themes & Motifs

  • breaking the fourth wall
  • tokyo
  • japan
  • poverty
  • fiancé fiancée relationship
  • post war japan
  • occupation

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