Japan Synopsis
“It was a special time… and a special place….”
When Tom's brother Peter gets measles, he is sent to stay with his Uncle Alan and Aunt Gwen in a flat with no garden and an elderly landlady, Mrs Bartholomew, living upstairs. Because he may be infectious, he is not allowed to play outside and feels lonely. Without exercise he is less sleepy at night and when he hears the communal grandfather clock strangely strike 13, he investigates and finds the small back yard is now a large sunlit garden.
The 1998–2000 Japan Window
187 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Tom's Midnight Garden sits at position #149.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Tom's Midnight Garden premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,936 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (14th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.0 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Family productions specifically: #210 of 229 (top 92%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Hyperion Pictures, BS24 |
| Runtime | 1h 47m |
| Release Date | May 15, 1999 |
| IMDb | tt0146315 |