Red Post on Escher Street
2020 2h 29m movie Film Japan

Red Post on Escher Street

エッシャー通りの赤いポスト

“What does it mean to be an actor?”

Synopsis

エッシャー通りの赤いポスト

“What does it mean to be an actor?”

A genius film director, Tadashi Kobayashi holds an audition for his new film project. Several actors and actresses answer the open call, but most will only be cast as extras. Can the film come to a completion without accident?

Comedy + Drama in Japan

462 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Red Post on Escher Street itself).

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Red Post on Escher Street. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2019–2021 Japan Window

Red Post on Escher Street holds position #223 of 500 Japan films in the 2019–2021 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    #1

    Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D

    ★ 8.9 · 2019
  2. Revue Starlight: The Movie
    #2

    Revue Starlight: The Movie

    ★ 8.8 · 2021
  3. Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger
    #3

    Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger

    ★ 8.8 · 2021
  4. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
    #4

    Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

    ★ 8.7 · 2019
  5. Police in a Pod
    #5

    Police in a Pod

    ★ 8.7 · 2021
  6. Jujutsu Kaisen
    #6

    Jujutsu Kaisen

    ★ 8.6 · 2020
  7. Dr. STONE
    #7

    Dr. STONE

    ★ 8.6 · 2019
  8. The Rising of the Shield Hero
    #8

    The Rising of the Shield Hero

    ★ 8.6 · 2019

The 2020s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in Japan, 539 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Red Post on Escher Street premiered alongside 149 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 149 other Japan films in 2020.

The 4143rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

26
Reviews
45th
Review-volume percentile
16th
Popularity percentile

26 audience reviews — more than 45% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 16th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

7.4
TMDB Rating
26
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,465 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (68th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #525 of 1,411 (top 37%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesHikoki Films International, AMG Entertainment
Runtime2h 29m
Release DateOctober 1, 2020
IMDbtt13245934
Official Siteescherst-akaipost.jp

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