Japan Synopsis
ケイコ 目を澄ませて
A hearing-impaired woman with dreams of becoming a professional boxer due to the pandemic is threatened closure of her boxing club and the illness of its ageing president, who has been her biggest supporter, push her to the limit.
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The 2021–2023 Japan Window
In the crowded 2021-2023 Japan release window, Small, Slow But Steady sits at #272 of 389. 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 Small, Slow But Steady premiered alongside 131 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 131 other Japan films in 2022.
The 4488th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
21 audience reviews — more than 38% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 29th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Small, Slow But Steady, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- loss of eyesight · 3
- boxing trainer · 2
- female boxing · 2
- hearing impaired · 2
- boxing · 8
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,400 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (48th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,063 of 1,933 (top 55%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Japan |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Comme des Cinémas, Happinet Phantom Studios, Nagoya Broadcasting Network |
| Runtime | 1h 39m |
| Release Date | December 16, 2022 |
| IMDb | tt17309864 |