Japan 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.
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
Drama + Romance in Japan
270 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding One Wonderful Sunday itself).
The 1946–1948 Japan Window
Among 8 Japan films we catalog from this window, One Wonderful Sunday places #2 — near the top of its class.
The 1940s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1940s in Japan, 20 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when One Wonderful Sunday premiered alongside 2 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 2 other Japan films in 1947.
The 40th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
75 audience reviews — more than 71% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (71th percentile) outruns trending popularity (56th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on One Wonderful Sunday, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- breaking the fourth wall · 3
- fiancé fiancée relationship · 2
- occupation · 2
- poverty · 24
- post war japan · 12
- japan · 454
- tokyo · 78
Reception Benchmarks
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 |