Similar to The End of Us
Kako: My Sullen Past
Original: ふきげんな過去
“Kako (Fumi Nikaido) is a female high school student.”
- Released
- 25 Jun 2016
- Runtime
- 2h
- Language
- Japanese
- Director
- Shirô Maeda
Kako: My Sullen Past (2016) shares a 27% thematic match with The End of Us, overlapping on Comedy, Drama. Kako (Fumi Nikaido) is a female high school student.
Why it matches The End of Us
Shared genres
Kako: My Sullen Past (2016) lists 2 genres — Comedy, Drama — and 2 of them overlap with The End of Us (100%). That multi-genre overlap is why the engine flagged this one above single-genre matches.
Overall match score
With 0 overlapping themes and 2 shared genres, Kako: My Sullen Past (2016) lands in the edge-case of our recommendation set for The End of Us. The 60/40 keyword-vs-genre weighting is what separates this score from a shared-genre coincidence.
How audiences received it
TMDB viewer rating
TMDB viewers have given Kako: My Sullen Past an average of 7.0 / 10 across 1 votes.
IMDb audience score
IMDb — a broader, mainstream audience — rates it 6.0 / 10 (69 votes). Comparing the two platforms tells you whether the film resonates more with cinephiles or general viewers.
Popularity signal
Current TMDB popularity index: 1.8 — under the radar. Popularity is a rolling weekly signal, so it reflects present-day discovery, not historical footprint.
The film in context
Where it sits
Kako: My Sullen Past — released on 25 Jun 2016, running 2h, in Japanese.
Direction & writing
Directed by Shirô Maeda. Written by Shirô Maeda.
On screen
FAQ
Is Kako: My Sullen Past similar to The End of Us?
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Our engine rates Kako: My Sullen Past a 27% thematic match with The End of Us, weighted 60% on shared keywords and 40% on shared genres. That places it at the edges of our catalogue of similar films.
When was Kako: My Sullen Past released?
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Kako: My Sullen Past was released in 2016 and runs 2h.
How is Kako: My Sullen Past rated?
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Kako: My Sullen Past holds 7.0 / 10 on TMDB (1 votes) and 6.0 / 10 on IMDb (69 votes).
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