Japan Synopsis
萌の朱雀
Depicts the life of a family in a remote Japanese timber village. Family head Tahara Kozo lives with his mother Sachiko, wife Yasuyo, nephew Eisuke and young daughter Michiru. Economic recession and failed development plans cause tragedy in the family.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Suzaku. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Bandai Visual
The 1996–1998 Japan Window
Suzaku holds position #64 of 144 Japan films in the 1996–1998 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Suzaku premiered alongside 38 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 38 other Japan films in 1997.
The 1121st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
28 audience reviews — more than 48% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 22th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Suzaku, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- japan · 454
- woman director · 246
- slice of life · 58
- family relationships · 57
- village · 46
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,378 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (48th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,054 of 1,933 (top 55%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Bandai Visual, WOWOW |
| Runtime | 1h 35m |
| Release Date | November 1, 1997 |
| IMDb | tt0119687 |