Japan Synopsis
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“A girl who thought the sea was the whole world, became the whole world to an old man.”
On a fishing boat at sea, a 60-year old man has been raising a girl since she was a child. It is agreed that they will get married on her 17th birthday. They live a quiet and secluded life, renting the boat to day fishermen and practicing strange divination rites. Their life changes when a teenage student comes aboard.
The 2004–2006 Japan Window
347 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Bow sits at position #169.
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The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Bow premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 30m runtime, production spent $11K per minute on screen and earned $23K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,316 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (49th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,029 of 1,933 (top 53%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, South Korea |
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Kim Ki Duk Film, Happinet Pictures, Cineclick Asia |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | May 12, 2005 |
| IMDb | tt0456470 |