Japan Synopsis
ナイン・ソウルズ
After discovering a hole in their crowded cell, nine prisoners escape their confinement to track down the key of the universe, which a fellow prisoner known as the Counterfeit King said he had hidden.
Other Titles From Eisei Gekijo
Crime + Comedy in Japan
92 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding 9 Souls itself).
The 2002–2004 Japan Window
9 Souls holds position #180 of 263 Japan films in the 2002–2004 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when 9 Souls premiered alongside 84 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 84 other Japan films in 2003.
The 1526th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
39 audience reviews — more than 58% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (58th percentile) outruns trending popularity (15th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,296 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (28th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Crime productions specifically: #281 of 402 (top 70%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Eisei Gekijo, Little More, TFC, Film Makers |
| Runtime | 2h 0m |
| Release Date | July 19, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0370244 |
| Official Site | www.littlemore.co.jp |