Synopsis
沙羅双樹
The Aso family live in the old town of Nara. One Day, Kei, one of the Aso's twin boys suddenly disappears. Five years later seventeen-year old Shun, the remaining twin, is an art student. He now has to move forward with his life, together with his childhood friend, Yu.
The 2002–2004 Japan Window
Shara holds position #171 of 263 Japan films in the 2002–2004 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Shara premiered alongside 84 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 84 other Japan films in 2003.
The 1524th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
30 audience reviews — more than 50% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (50th percentile) outruns trending popularity (21th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,139 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (31st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,379 of 1,933 (top 71%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | RealProduct, Nikkatsu Corporation, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Visual Arts College |
| Runtime | 1h 40m |
| Release Date | July 12, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0363060 |
| Official Site | www.kawasenaomi.com |







