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).
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The 2002–2004 Japan Window
In the crowded 2002-2004 Japan release window, Winter Days sits at #226 of 263. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Winter Days premiered alongside 84 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 84 other Japan films in 2003.
The 1553rd 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 16th percentile among Japan films.
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 |