Japan Synopsis
Du levande
In the Swedish city of Lethe, people from different walks of life take part in a series of short, deadpan vignettes that rush past. Some are just seconds long, none longer than a couple of minutes. A young woman (Jessica Lundberg) remembers a fantasy honeymoon with a rock guitarist. A man awakes from a dream about bomber planes. A businessman boasts about success while being robbed by a pickpocket and so on. The absurdist collection is accompanied by Dixieland jazz and similar music.
Drama + Comedy in Japan
462 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding You, the Living itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with You, the Living. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2006–2008 Japan Window
You, the Living holds position #142 of 372 Japan films in the 2006–2008 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when You, the Living premiered alongside 112 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 112 other Japan films in 2007.
The 1992nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
216 audience reviews — more than 87% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (87th percentile) outruns trending popularity (46th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on You, the Living, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- storm · 5
- jazz · 4
- pickpocket · 4
- hairdresser · 4
- man woman relationship · 4
- little boy · 4
- alienation · 3
- balcony · 1
- sweden · 1
- beer · 1
- partnership · 1
- blue sky · 1
- school life · 21
- airplane · 17
- new love · 11
- psychiatrist · 9
- anarchic comedy · 8
- musical · 71
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,921 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (58th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #842 of 1,933 (top 44%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Sweden, Japan, Germany, France, Denmark, Norway |
| Original Language | Sv |
| Production Companies | Det Danske Filminstitut, Eurimages Council of Europe, WDR/Arte, Studio 24, stylejam |
| Runtime | 1h 35m |
| Release Date | September 21, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt0445336 |