Japan Synopsis
冬の日
Winter Days is a 2003 animated film, directed by Kihachirō Kawamoto. It is based on one of the renku (collaborative linked poems) in the 1684 collection of the same name by the 17th-century Japanese poet Bashō. The creation of the film followed the traditional collaborative nature of the source material – the visuals for each of the 36 stanzas were independently created by 35 different animators. As well as many Japanese animators, Kawamoto assembled leading names of animation from across the world. Each animator was asked to contribute at least 30 seconds to illustrate their stanza, and most of the sequences are under a minute (Yuriy Norshteyn's, though, is nearly two minutes long).
The 2002–2004 Japan Window
263 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Winter Days sits at position #226.
Other Titles From IMAGICA
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Winter Days premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,115 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (10th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,390 of 2,532 (top 94%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | IMAGICA, Dentsu Tec |
| Runtime | 39m |
| Release Date | November 27, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0437198 |