According to cinematographer Ron Garcia, the film was popular in Japan, in particular with women, as Martha Nochimson wrote in her book on Lynch's work, "he surmises that the enthusiasm of the Japanese women comes from a gratification of seeing in Laura some acknowledgment of their suffering in a repressive society."
Prema kamermanu Ronu Garciji, film je bio izuzetno popularan u Japanu pogotovo među ženama, a Martha Nochimson je u svojoj knjizi o Lynchovim filmovima istaknula: "On pretpostavlja da entuzijazam Japanki dolazi iz zadovoljstva zbog toga što u Lauri vide priznanje njihove vlastite patnje u represivnom društvu u kojem žive."