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?

The 2019–2021 Japan Window

500 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Red Post on Escher Street sits at position #223.

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    Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D

    ★ 8.9 · 2019

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    #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

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 2020s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Red Post on Escher Street premiered. 539 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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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 Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Hikoki Films International, AMG Entertainment
Runtime 2h 29m
Release Date October 1, 2020
IMDb tt13245934
Official Site escherst-akaipost.jp

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