Japan Synopsis
“The war on drugs has never been about drugs.”
In the past 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer, and destroyed impoverished communities at home and abroad. Yet drugs are cheaper, purer, and more available today than ever. Where did we go wrong?
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The 2011–2013 Japan Window
The House I Live In holds position #145 of 482 Japan films in the 2011–2013 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 House I Live In premiered alongside 164 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 164 other Japan films in 2012.
The 2676th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
65 audience reviews — more than 69% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (69th percentile) outruns trending popularity (32th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,405 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (69th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Documentary productions specifically: #14 of 50 (top 28%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Australia, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | ZDF, Al Jazeera Documentary Channel, BBC, Charlotte Street Films, Louverture Films |
| Runtime | 1h 50m |
| Release Date | October 5, 2012 |
| IMDb | tt2125653 |