Japan Synopsis
かぞくいろ―RAILWAYS わたしたちの出発―
Akira is widowed and left with a pre-teen stepson. Travelling with him to her late husband's hometown, she meets her odd father-in-law and yet decides to make a go of living and working there. She attends training and joins the railway company where her father-in-law works and her late man dreamt of ending up as a child.
Other Titles From Shochiku
Drama + Family in Japan
52 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Family genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Our Departures itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Our Departures. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2017–2019 Japan Window
Our Departures holds position #261 of 569 Japan films in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
#1The Relative Worlds
★ 9.1 · 2017
#2Sonic Mania Adventures
★ 9.0 · 2018
#3Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D
★ 8.9 · 2019
#4Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
★ 8.7 · 2019
#5DARLING in the FRANXX
★ 8.6 · 2018
#6Dr. STONE
★ 8.6 · 2019
#7The Rising of the Shield Hero
★ 8.6 · 2019
#8Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
★ 8.6 · 2018
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Our Departures premiered alongside 194 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 194 other Japan films in 2018.
The 3851st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
10 audience reviews — more than 6% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 12th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Our Departures, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- railroad · 4
- train tracks · 1
- widow · 10
- family relationships · 57
- train · 35
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,705 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (63rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #738 of 1,933 (top 38%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shochiku, Abe Shuji, East Japan Marketing & Communications, Fukuoka Broadcasting System, GYAO |
| Runtime | 2h 0m |
| Release Date | November 30, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt7707988 |