Japan Synopsis
おんなの河童
Asuka, a woman in her thirties, works in a lakeside fish factory. She’s about to be married to her boss, Taki. But one day, she encounters a kappa – a water sprite found in Japanese folklore – and learns that the creature is in fact the reborn form of Aoki, an old crush who’d drowned to death when they were 17.
Fantasy + Romance in Japan
53 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Fantasy and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Underwater Love itself).
The 2010–2012 Japan Window
In the crowded 2010-2012 Japan release window, Underwater Love sits at #427 of 441. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Underwater Love premiered alongside 138 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 138 other Japan films in 2011.
The 2456th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
16 audience reviews — more than 28% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 29th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Underwater Love, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- sexploitation · 5
- interspecies romance · 4
- kappa · 4
- anal sex · 3
- dance number · 1
- reincarnation · 13
- musical · 71
- pink film · 50
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,424 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (3rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.9 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Fantasy productions specifically: #1,258 of 1,274 (top 99%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Germany, Japan |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | German, Japanese |
| Production Companies | INTERFILM, Kokuei Company, Rapid Eye Movies |
| Runtime | 1h 27m |
| Release Date | April 22, 2011 |
| IMDb | tt1678054 |