Japan Synopsis
009ノ1（ゼロゼロクノイチ） THE END OF THE BEGINNING
“She was forced to become the perfect killing machine with a heart of steel.”
In a universe where the Cold War never ended and growing conflicts result in the rapid advancement of technological warfare, the cyborg spy Mylene Hoffman of the 00 Organization battles the agents of the Eastern block in a game of high tech espionage.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with 009-1: The End of the Beginning. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
3 sharedGhost in the Shell
★ 7.9 · Japan
3 sharedGhost in the Shell
★ 6.1 · China
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★ 6.3 · Japan
3 sharedPrecure All Stars Movie DX: Everyone Is a Friend – A Miracle All Precures Together
★ 7.5 · Japan
3 sharedKamen Rider Reiwa: The First Generation
★ 6.5 · Japan
3 sharedFutari wa Precure: Max Heart Movie
★ 7.3 · Japan
Other Titles From Ishinomori Productions
Action + Science Fiction in Japan
324 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding 009-1: The End of the Beginning itself).
The 2012–2014 Japan Window
In the crowded 2012-2014 Japan release window, 009-1: The End of the Beginning sits at #502 of 530. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when 009-1: The End of the Beginning premiered alongside 177 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 177 other Japan films in 2013.
The 2825th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
22 audience reviews — more than 39% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 47th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on 009-1: The End of the Beginning, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- female superhero · 4
- bio-engineered cyborg · 1
- cyborg · 28
- human trafficking · 11
- based on manga · 297
- superhero · 80
- super power · 61
- dystopia · 45
- zombie · 42
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,325 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (6th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,644 of 1,714 (top 96%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Ishinomori Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 22m |
| Release Date | September 7, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt3008816 |