Japan Synopsis
家に帰ると妻が必ず死んだふりをしています。
When salary man Jun gets home, he finds his wife bleeding from her mouth and lying on the floor. He is shocked by the scene, but it turns out the blood is just ketchup and she is pretending to be dead. Without telling him why, she pretends to be dead everyday. Jun is dumbfounded by his wife's behavior, but he begins to feel uneasy with her.
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The 2017–2019 Japan Window
When I Get Home, My Wife Always Pretends to be Dead holds position #304 of 569 Japan films in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
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★ 8.7 · 2019
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★ 8.6 · 2018
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★ 8.6 · 2019
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The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when When I Get Home, My Wife Always Pretends to be Dead premiered alongside 194 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 194 other Japan films in 2018.
The 3764th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
24 audience reviews — more than 42% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 21th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,009 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (56th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #706 of 1,411 (top 50%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | KADOKAWA |
| Runtime | 1h 55m |
| Release Date | June 8, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt6939372 |
| Official Site | tsumafuri.jp |