Synopsis
This exploration of Japan's fascination with girl bands and their music follows an aspiring pop singer and her fans, delving into the cultural obsession with young female sexuality and the growing disconnect between men and women in hypermodern societies.
The 2016–2018 Other Asia Window
Tokyo Idols holds position #33 of 84 Other Asia films in the 2016–2018 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Other Asia, 226 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Tokyo Idols premiered alongside 28 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 28 other Other Asia films in 2017.
The 402nd Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
44 audience reviews — more than 86% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 72th percentile among Other Asia films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Tokyo Idols, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- j-pop · 5
- pop singer · 2
- female sexuality · 1
- jpop · 1
- japan · 454
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #265 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (52nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Other Asia Music productions specifically: #8 of 12 (top 67%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Canada, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | French, Japanese |
| Production Companies | EyeSteelFilm, Brakeless, WDR/Arte, Super Channel, BBC |
| Runtime | 1h 28m |
| Release Date | July 28, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt6039532 |