Japan Synopsis
荒神
Two seriously wounded samurai find refuge from a storm at an isolated temple, the home of a swordsman and a mysterious young woman. One samurai awakes to find that not only has his comrade died, but that his wounds have miraculously healed. He discovers that he has been given the power of immortality by the swordsman, a man once known as the legendary Miyamoto Musashi, who now lives an endless existence as Aragami, a "god of battle".
Action + Horror in Japan
92 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Aragami itself).
The 2002–2004 Japan Window
Aragami holds position #118 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 Aragami premiered alongside 84 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 84 other Japan films in 2003.
The 1490th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
49 audience reviews — more than 63% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (63th percentile) outruns trending popularity (22th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,160 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (53rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #876 of 1,714 (top 51%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Runtime | 1h 16m |
| Release Date | March 27, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0362417 |