Japan Synopsis
A private detective is hired to find the elusive computer hacker "Trinity." Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts in the Matrix universe.
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Science Fiction + Animation in Japan
314 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Science Fiction and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding A Detective Story itself).
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★ 8.3 · 1997
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★ 8.3 · 2021
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
★ 8.3 · 1993
The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Seiran 2
★ 8.2 · 2019
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★ 8.0 · 2013
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The 2002–2004 Japan Window
A Detective Story holds position #113 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 A Detective Story premiered alongside 84 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 84 other Japan films in 2003.
The 1494th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
114 audience reviews — more than 78% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (78th percentile) outruns trending popularity (32th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,123 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (54th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Science Fiction productions specifically: #167 of 566 (top 30%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | STUDIO4℃ |
| Runtime | 10m |
| Release Date | April 4, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0366177 |