Japan Synopsis
ウォーターボーイズ
In a Japanese school, 5 adolescent geeks join the new sport teacher and take up the challenge to take part in the synchronised swimming competition, in-spite of the mockeries of the real sportsmen.
The 2000–2002 Japan Window
226 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Waterboys sits at position #146.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Waterboys. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Altamira Pictures
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Waterboys premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,109 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (32nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #1,021 of 1,411 (top 72%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Altamira Pictures, TOHO, dentsu, Fuji Television Network |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | September 15, 2001 |
| IMDb | tt0299213 |