Japan Synopsis
“The rules of the road are simple. Don't turn back.”
An ex-con takes a job driving a truck cross country. What he doesn't know is that the truck is filled with illegal weapons and now he must fight to survive and save his family.
The 1997–1999 Japan Window
162 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Black Dog sits at position #113.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Black Dog. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Universal Pictures
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Black Dog premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 28m runtime, production spent $341K per minute on screen and earned $147K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,422 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 Action productions specifically: #1,325 of 1,714 (top 77%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 28m |
| Release Date | May 1, 1998 |
| IMDb | tt0120610 |