6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Distant Thunder (1981)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.9
Overview
A young man living on growing tomatoes in a greenhouse in a residential area. Tomato cultivation is as doomed as his personal life where he tries to keep alive his romance with the eccentric Kaede and parents selected fiancee Ayako.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
A young man living on growing tomatoes in a greenhouse in a residential area. Tomato cultivation is as doomed as his personal life where he tries to keep alive his romance with the eccentric Kaede and parents selected fiancee Ayako.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film objectively portrays the complex human impact of modernization on traditional rural life, focusing on the inevitable clash between old and new without explicitly endorsing a specific ideological solution or critique.
This Japanese film features a cast representative of its cultural origin, which introduces diversity from a global perspective without engaging in explicit DEI-driven recasting of traditionally white roles. Its narrative is not centered on critiquing traditional Western identities, instead focusing on its own cultural context.
Secondary
Distant Thunder does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on a family's life in a rural setting, exploring generational conflicts and societal changes without engaging with queer identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Distant Thunder (1981) is an original Japanese film, not an adaptation of existing source material or a reboot. All characters were created for this film, meaning there are no pre-established characters whose gender could have been swapped.
The film "Distant Thunder" (1981) is a Japanese production based on a Japanese novel, featuring Japanese characters and actors in a contemporary Japanese setting. There is no evidence of any character being established as one race in source material and then portrayed as a different race in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.9
6.8
Critic Ratings
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