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.
The 1997–1999 Japan Window
162 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Affliction sits at position #112.
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
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Affliction premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 54m runtime, production spent $53K per minute on screen and earned $56K per minute back.
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 |