Synopsis
謝罪の王様
Ryoro Kurojima (Sadao Abe) is the director of a Tokyo apology center. His job is to teach others how to apologize. Ryoro Kurojima solves problems by using his apology techniques on anything from simple arbitration to a national crisis.
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The 2012–2014 Japan Window
The Apology King holds position #363 of 530 Japan films in the 2012–2014 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Apology King premiered alongside 177 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 177 other Japan films in 2013.
The 2833rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
14 audience reviews — more than 23% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 30th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,182 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 Comedy productions specifically: #1,042 of 1,411 (top 74%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
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| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Cine Bazar, Nippon Television Network Corporation, TOHO, Yomiuri Television, VAP |
| Runtime | 2h 8m |
| Release Date | September 28, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt2556296 |
| Official Site | www.king-of-gomennasai.com |













