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.
The 2010–2012 Japan Window
441 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Underwater Love sits at position #427.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Underwater Love premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
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 |