Japan Synopsis
ばるぼら
“Macoto Tezuka brings Osamu Tezuka's erotic manga to life through the lens of Christopher Doyle.”
Barbara is an adult-orientated fantasy tale filled with love and the occult from Osamu Tezuka's reimagining of "The Tales of Hoffmann". Its story deals with the erotic and bizarre experiences of a famous novelist called Yosuke Mikura whose life is tossed upside down by a mysterious girl named "Barbara".
The 2019–2021 Japan Window
500 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Tezuka's Barbara sits at position #475.
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The 2020s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Tezuka's Barbara premiered. 539 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,040 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (12th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.1 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Mystery productions specifically: #384 of 426 (top 90%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Germany, Japan, United Kingdom |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | THEFOOL, Third Window Films, Rapid Eye Movies, Barbara Film Committee, Diversity Media |
| Runtime | 1h 40m |
| Release Date | November 20, 2020 |
| IMDb | tt9315672 |
| Official Site | barbara-themovie.com |