Drowning Love

Drowning Love

Directed by Yuki Yamato

Produced by ARK-Film, Shochiku

2016111 min6.1 / 10

A bittersweet teenage romance between a displaced Tokyo model and a wealthy local heir, built on destined attraction but shadowed by fate's intervention.

Natsume Mochizuki works as a teen model in Tokyo, but she learns that she has to move to her father's hometown of Ukigumo. She is in a desperate situation because she can't do the things she wants to do in Ukigumo. One day, she meets Koichiro Hasegawa. He is the successor of the Hasegawa family. His family is wealthy and is respected in the area. Natsume Mochizuki and Koichiro Hasegawa become attracted to each other, but something changes their fate.

Questions people ask

  • Is Drowning Love scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Drowning Love violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Drowning Love sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Drowning Love easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does Drowning Love end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

24/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity19

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise27

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Drowning Love

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Drowning Love

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Drowning Love, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Drowning Love, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Drowning Love, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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