Japan Synopsis
“Like father like son…?”
A small town policeman must investigate a suspicious hunting accident. The investigation and other events result in him slowly disintegrating mentally.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Affliction. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From JVC
Drama + Crime in Japan
203 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Affliction itself).
The 1997–1999 Japan Window
Affliction holds position #112 of 162 Japan films in the 1997–1999 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
1998 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 62 titles released, including Affliction. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (447 total).
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 54m runtime, production spent $53K per minute on screen and earned $56K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 61 other Japan films in 1998.
The 1137th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
234 audience reviews — more than 88% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (88th percentile) outruns trending popularity (59th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Affliction, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- halloween · 3
- abusive father · 3
- new hampshire · 2
- hunting accident · 1
- attorney · 1
- vida rural · 1
- snow · 17
- small town · 13
- domestic violence · 10
- winter · 8
- alcoholism · 7
- based on novel or book · 288
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,421 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (25th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,513 of 1,933 (top 78%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Canada, Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | JVC, Kingsgate Films, Largo Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 54m |
| Release Date | February 12, 1998 |
| IMDb | tt0118564 |