Shara
2003 1h 40m movie Film Japan

Shara

沙羅双樹

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.

  1. Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger
    #1

    Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger

    ★ 9.2 · 2003
  2. Ultraman Nexus
    #2

    Ultraman Nexus

    ★ 9.1 · 2004
  3. Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger
    #3

    Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger

    ★ 9.0 · 2002
  4. My Family
    #4

    My Family

    ★ 9.0 · 2002
  5. The Great White Tower
    #5

    The Great White Tower

    ★ 8.9 · 2003
  6. Ninja Nonsense
    #6

    Ninja Nonsense

    ★ 8.7 · 2004
  7. Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
    #7

    Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger

    ★ 8.7 · 2004
  8. Monster
    #8

    Monster

    ★ 8.6 · 2004

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.

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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
Reviews
50th
Review-volume percentile
21st
Popularity percentile

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

6.5
TMDB Rating
30
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

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 CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesRealProduct, Nikkatsu Corporation, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Visual Arts College
Runtime1h 40m
Release DateJuly 12, 2003
IMDbtt0363060
Official Sitewww.kawasenaomi.com