Japan Synopsis
舟を編む
Majime, an eccentric man in publishing company, who has unique ability of words, joins the team that will compile a new dictionary, ‘The Great Passage.’ In the eclectic team, he becomes immersed in the world of dictionaries. But the team is overwhelmed with problems. Will ‘The Great Passage’ ever be completed?
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The 2012–2014 Japan Window
The Great Passage holds position #224 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 Great Passage premiered alongside 177 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 177 other Japan films in 2013.
The 2765th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
47 audience reviews — more than 63% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (63th percentile) outruns trending popularity (45th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,963 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (57th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #861 of 1,933 (top 45%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Little More |
| Runtime | 2h 13m |
| Release Date | April 13, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt2315226 |
| Official Site | fune-amu.com |