Japan Synopsis
Nostalgia is Takashi Miike’s favorite film of his considerable body of work. Including biographical elements, Nostalgia centers around the home and school of a young boy, whose family mix the violent and dysfunctional with the comic and the loveable. Though containing elements of the sudden and shocking brutality that many associate with this director, Young Thugs – Nostalgia is more concerned with a child’s moment of leaving the internalized world of fantasy, and passing on eagerly to the next stage of life. A wonderful, touching, startling vision that is uniquely Miike’s.
The 1997–1999 Japan Window
162 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Young Thugs: Nostalgia sits at position #121.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Young Thugs: Nostalgia premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,505 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (23rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,546 of 1,933 (top 80%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Runtime | 1h 34m |
| Release Date | September 26, 1998 |
| IMDb | tt0304296 |