Japan Synopsis
リアル〜完全なる首長竜の日〜
“I will do anything you say. Just open your eyes.”
Koichi and Atsumi are lovers who have known each other all their lives. A year ago, however, a suicide attempt by Atsumi left her in a coma. Through 'sensing', a type of neurosurgical procedure allowing contact with the intentional aspect of a comatose patient's mind, Koishi tries to find out why Atsumi tried to kill herself, and to bring her back to consciousness. He enters her subconscious, and is told to find a picture of a plesiosaur she drew when she was a child. It turns out that a childhood incident buried in their past will bring their minds together.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Real. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From TBS
Science Fiction + Drama in Japan
93 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Science Fiction and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Real itself).
The 2012–2014 Japan Window
In the crowded 2012-2014 Japan release window, Real sits at #429 of 530. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Real premiered alongside 177 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 177 other Japan films in 2013.
The 2784th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
56 audience reviews — more than 66% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (66th percentile) outruns trending popularity (32th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Real, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- fog · 2
- pen · 1
- confronting the past · 1
- mind · 1
- childhood friends · 17
- virtual reality · 13
- coma · 8
- based on manga · 297
- surrealism · 34
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,703 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (19th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Science Fiction productions specifically: #394 of 566 (top 70%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TBS, TOHO, dentsu, Twins Japan, CBC |
| Runtime | 2h 7m |
| Release Date | June 1, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt2280964 |