Japan Synopsis
Red
“That night called upon her to determine her own fate.”
Tōko Muranushi is married and they have a lovely daughter. She doesn't have any major problems in her life. One day, Tōko meets her former lover, Akihiko Kurata, at a friend's wedding. They haven't seen each other in ten years. Tōko indulges in a sexual relationship with Kurata.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Shape of Red. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Nikkatsu Corporation
The 2019–2021 Japan Window
In the crowded 2019-2021 Japan release window, Shape of Red sits at #496 of 500. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2020s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in Japan, 539 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Shape of Red premiered alongside 149 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 149 other Japan films in 2020.
The 4081st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
87 audience reviews — more than 74% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 74th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Shape of Red, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- infidelity · 22
- extramarital affair · 21
- adultery · 20
- mature · 8
- based on novel or book · 288
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,511 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (1st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -2.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Romance productions specifically: #400 of 406 (top 99%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Nikkatsu Corporation |
| Runtime | 2h 3m |
| Release Date | February 21, 2020 |
| IMDb | tt11772516 |
| Official Site | www.ponycanyon.co.jp |