Ten Years Japan
Five filmmakers envision unsettling, socially charged futures for Japan a decade beyond the present.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- foreboding
- austere
- contemplative
- thoughtful film night
- anthology marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's ambitious speculative premise and contemporary social concerns, though aggregate audience response was more reserved.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film consists of five short stories directed by different filmmakers, each imagining Japan ten years ahead.
The premise centers on imagined near-future Japan and its implications for society.
The supplied keywords identify dystopia, while the five future scenarios provide the film's social framework.
Every segment imagines Japan ten years from the film's contemporary present.
Films like Ten Years Japan, and why
Ten Years Thailand
near-future speculative anthology using dystopian scenarios to critique social and political conditions
The New York Stories
multi-director dystopian anthology focused on institutional control, social anxiety, and imagined futures
The Illustrated Man
poignant science fiction anthology exploring how ordinary people confront oppressive future systems
Movie Details
- Directors
- Chie Hayakawa, Yusuke Kinoshita, Akiyo Fujimura, Kei Ishikawa, Megumi Tsuno
- Release Date
- 2018-11-03
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 3.5 / 10 (2)
Cast
- Satoru Kawaguchi
- Jun Kunimura
- Hana Sugisaki
- Chizuru Ikewaki
- Taiga Nakano
- Kinuo Yamada
- Motomi Makiguchi
- Kazue Mitani
- Seiya Okawa
- Pako Tsujimura
Common questions
- What is Ten Years Japan about?
- Five filmmakers envision unsettling, socially charged futures for Japan a decade beyond the present.
- What is Ten Years Japan like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Ten Years Japan as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Ten Years Japan violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Ten Years Japan as mild.
- What did critics think of Ten Years Japan?
- Critics broadly praised the film's ambitious speculative premise and contemporary social concerns, though aggregate audience response was more reserved.
- Which films are like Ten Years Japan?
- Films with a similar feel include Ten Years Thailand, The New York Stories, and The Illustrated Man.
- How long is Ten Years Japan?
- Ten Years Japan runs 98 minutes.
