Japanese Girls at the Harbor

Japanese Girls at the Harbor

Directed by Hiroshi Shimizu

Produced by Shochiku

193372 min6.4 / 10

A melancholic 1930s drama about two schoolgirls whose friendship fractures when romantic desire and social circumstance intervene, set against the atmospheric backdrop of Yokohama harbor.

Set in the port city of Yokohama, two girls, Sunako and Dora who attend a Christian school, pledge to be friends. But when a youth named Henry appears on his motorcycle and offers to take Sunako for a ride, we know that this friendship won't last and that the lives of both girls will change in ways they are barely able to comprehend, and can do little to change.

Questions people ask

  • Is Japanese Girls at the Harbor sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Japanese Girls at the Harbor scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Japanese Girls at the Harbor violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does Japanese Girls at the Harbor end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Japanese Girls at the Harbor easy watching? 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.

43/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity42

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise47

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Japanese Girls at the Harbor

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Like Japanese Girls at the Harbor, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Japanese Girls at the Harbor, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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