Japan Synopsis
バオー来訪者
Doress, a Japanese "black projects" organization, has been gathering psionics and making biological weapons to "make Japan superior". When one of the biological experiments, BAOH, escapes with a young girl, Doress will do anything to get the boy and girl back. For BAOH is a parasite living in its host's brain, altering the host into a living death machine in order to keep it alive. When Doress sends assassins after the boy and girl, BAOH "awakens" to its "Armed Defense Phenomenons", giving the boy acid-tipped claws, bio-regeneration, and super-strength. But Doress takes the girl, and BAOH must fight an army of commandos and a psionic to get her back
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Horror + Animation in Japan
61 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Baoh: The Visitor itself).
The 1988–1990 Japan Window
In the crowded 1988-1990 Japan release window, Baoh: The Visitor sits at #86 of 110. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
1989 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 44 titles released, including Baoh: The Visitor. Bars below show how the 1980s stacked up year by year (280 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 43 other Japan films in 1989.
The 802nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
26 audience reviews — more than 45% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 44th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,724 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (19th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #178 of 391 (top 46%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Pierrot, TOHO |
| Runtime | 50m |
| Release Date | November 1, 1989 |
| IMDb | tt0096891 |