Japan Synopsis
This 2004 documentary by Werner Herzog diaries the struggle of a passionate English inventor to design and test a unique airship during its maiden flight above the jungle canopy.
The 2003–2005 Japan Window
The White Diamond holds position #145 of 298 Japan films in the 2003–2005 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The White Diamond premiered alongside 95 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 95 other Japan films in 2004.
The 1649th 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 (28th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The White Diamond, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- airship · 3
- hot air balloon · 2
- waterfall · 2
- aviation · 2
- guyana · 1
- swift (bird) · 1
- jungle · 19
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,526 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Documentary productions specifically: #33 of 50 (top 66%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Afghanistan, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | German, English |
| Production Companies | Marco Polo Film AG, NDR Naturfilm, NHK, BBC Storyville, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | November 13, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0435776 |