Greetings from Fukushima

Greetings from Fukushima

Directed by Doris Dörrie

Produced by OLGA FILM, ARTE

2016102 min6.1 / 10

A tender, contemplative cross-cultural encounter between two women navigating grief and displacement in a landscape marked by catastrophe.

A young German woman bonds with an elderly Japanese woman while touring the Fukushima region of Japan in the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake.

Questions people ask

  • Is Greetings from Fukushima violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Greetings from Fukushima sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Greetings from Fukushima easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is Greetings from Fukushima scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does Greetings from Fukushima 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.

Rarity41

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise12

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Greetings from Fukushima

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Greetings from Fukushima

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Greetings from Fukushima, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Greetings from Fukushima, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Greetings from Fukushima, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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