Given
Seen it?2020 | 60 min | Animation, Drama, Music, Romance
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Audiences rate it highly (8.2 out of 10), though it had almost no lasting buzz and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Emotional (bring tissues), warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Haruki secretly had feelings for Akihiko for years, but Akihiko was still in a relationship with his roommate, the violinist Ugetsu Murata. Haruki, Akihiko, and Ugetsu's love clashes and starts to move forward.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesStrong
8.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$930K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 19K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Hikaru Yamaguchi
- Takuya EguchiAkihiko Kaji (voice)
- Masatomo NakazawaHaruki Nakayama (voice)
- Shogo YanoMafuyu Satou (voice)
- Yuma UchidaRitsuka Uenoyama (voice)
- Shintaro AsanumaUgetsu Murata (voice)