Birds Without Names

Birds Without Names

Sometimes love hides the darkest secrets.

Directed by Kazuya Shiraishi

Produced by Nikkatsu Corporation, Pony Canyon

2017123 min6.2 / 10

A dark psychological drama exploring obsessive love and trauma, where a woman's fixation on an abusive ex-lover becomes entangled with his mysterious disappearance.

An unstable young woman pines for the ex-boyfriend who nearly beat her to death – and who has mysteriously disappeared.

Questions people ask

  • Is Birds Without Names sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Is Birds Without Names easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Birds Without Names end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Birds Without Names scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Birds Without Names violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

52/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity80

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise51

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Birds Without Names

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Birds Without Names

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Birds Without Names, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Birds Without Names, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Birds Without Names, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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