Japan Synopsis
“A funny, bittersweet tale of love…”
Twenty-eight-year-old Margot is happily married to Lou, a good-natured cookbook author. But when Margot meets Daniel, a handsome artist who lives across the street, their mutual attraction is undeniable.
Audience Engagement
314 audience reviews — more than 90% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (90th percentile) outruns trending popularity (55th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Take This Waltz. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Drama + Comedy in Japan
462 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Take This Waltz itself).
The 2010–2012 Japan Window
In the crowded 2010-2012 Japan release window, Take This Waltz sits at #324 of 441. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Take This Waltz premiered alongside 138 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 138 other Japan films in 2011.
The 2531st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Take This Waltz, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- toronto · 3
- marriage problems · 3
- dilemma · 2
- sex talk · 2
- attraction · 2
- unhappiness · 2
- stagnation · 2
- freelance writer · 1
- husband wife estrangement · 1
- twenty something · 1
- relationship · 23
- adultery · 20
- canada · 9
- woman director · 246
- husband wife relationship · 46
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,415 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (25th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,510 of 1,933 (top 78%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Canada, Japan, Spain |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Joe's Daughter |
| Runtime | 1h 56m |
| Release Date | November 25, 2011 |
| IMDb | tt1592281 |
| Official Site | www.magpictures.com |