Summary
Welcome to Kowloon Walled City: a dystopian townscape where the people are brimming with nostalgia, and where the past, present, and future converge. Amid the hidden emotions and extraordinary daily lives of the men and women working in its confines, a tale of romance begins to unfold for real estate agent Reiko Kujirai―one that feels as familiar as Kowloon itself…
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 58GoodWatch 67
Letterboxd · 354 ratings3.1/5
IMDb5.3
Running time
2 h
A typical length for romances, +13 min on the typical 107
typical 107120Half of all romances run 97–122 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 3 countries
Released
2025
August 29, 2025
Last year
Genres
RomanceScience FictionDramaLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
and 8 moreDirecting · 2
- Chihiro Ikeda Director, Screenplay
- Noriyoshi Kosuge Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Kiyoto Wada Screenplay
- Jun Mayuzuki Comic Book
Production · 8
- Haruhito Nakayoshi Executive Producer
- Makoto Oyoshi Executive Producer
- Rei Marumo Executive Producer
- Tomiji Kajiwara Producer
- Ryoya Arisawa Producer
- Keiichi Anda Casting
Camera · 1
- Nobuyasu Kita Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Ken Memita Editor
Sound · 4
- Erina Koyama Original Music Composer
- Tomoko Ohtsuka Sound Effects
- Jin Tsuchihashi Music Producer
- Reo Uchida Theme Song Performance
Art · 2
- Shusaku Tsukamoto Art Direction
- Mami Kagamoto Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Tomoka Tanabe Makeup & Hair
- Momomi Kanda Costumer
Visual Effects · 1
- Tsuyoshi Kazuno Visual Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 1
- Yûta Shibata Gaffer
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