The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl

2018 | Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance, Anime

Synopsis

In this comedy about one epic night in Kyoto, a college sophomore goes on a series of surreal encounters with the local nightlife, all the while unaware of the romantic longings of her classmate Senpai.

Scores

Overall Score
66.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
58.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
65.7%
Review Aggregate
85.2

Critic Consensus

90.3% Fresh • 31 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 90% of 31 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize stylized, visually striking, funny. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

stylizedvisually strikingfunnyromanticscarysurreallighthearteddark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Gen Hoshino2018$30,000$38,000(est)
Kana Hanazawa2018$19,000$23,000(est)
Hiroshi Kamiya2018$14,000$18,000(est)
Ryuji Akiyama (Robert)2018$12,000$14,000(est)
Kazuya Nakai2018$10,000$12,000(est)
Yuhko Kaida2018$9,000$11,000(est)
Hiroyuki Yoshino2018$8,000$10,000(est)
Seiko Niizuma2018$7,000$9,000(est)
Junichi Suwabe2018$7,000$8,000(est)
Aoi Yūki2018$6,000$8,000(est)
Nobuyuki Hiyama2018$6,000$7,000(est)
Kazuhiro Yamaji2018$5,000$7,000(est)
Mugihito2018$5,000$6,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score90.0
RT critic review count31
Rotten Tomatoes audience score87.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating7.5
IMDb votes7,019

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2018$406,490$507,829
International2018$3,477,570$4,344,539
Worldwide2018$3,884,060$4,852,368

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2018$1,594,273$1,991,730
Digital Rentals ?2018$2,114,000$2,641,027
Digital Purchases ?2018$2,549,000$3,184,473
Physical Rentals ?2018$1,302,000$1,626,593
Physical Purchases ?2018$3,694,000$4,614,925
TV & Streaming Revenue2018$170,726$213,288
Total Revenues2018$11,423,999$14,272,037
Expenses
Budget ?2018$2,684,000 (est)$3,353,129 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2018$2,810,000 (est)$3,510,542 (est)
Participations2018$457,000$570,931
Residuals ?2018$507,000$633,397
Interest & Overhead2018$536,800$670,626
Total Expenses2018$6,994,800$8,738,625
Movie Net Profit or Loss2018$4,429,199$5,533,412

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