Japan Synopsis
“I'm not going to be okay, Bud.”
Bud Clay races motorcycles in the 250cc Formula II class of road racing. After a race in New Hampshire, he has five days to get to his next race in California. During his road trip, he is haunted by memories of the last time he saw Daisy, his true love.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Brown Bunny. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2003–2005 Japan Window
In the crowded 2003-2005 Japan release window, The Brown Bunny sits at #267 of 298. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Brown Bunny premiered alongside 95 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 33m runtime, production spent $108K per minute on screen and earned $4K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 95 other Japan films in 2004.
The 1589th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
199 audience reviews — more than 86% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 76th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Brown Bunny, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- ex-girlfriend · 3
- driving · 3
- experimental cinema · 2
- ambulance · 1
- intimacy · 1
- vulnerability · 1
- road trip · 23
- motorcycle · 22
- loneliness · 17
- memory · 12
- drug abuse · 6
- rape · 64
- prostitute · 39
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,277 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (7th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,849 of 1,933 (top 96%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Kinétique Inc., Vincent Gallo Films, Wild Bunch, Gray Daisy Films |
| Runtime | 1h 33m |
| Release Date | April 7, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0330099 |
| Official Site | www.vincentgallofilms.com |