Japan Synopsis
ブラックキス
“All she wants is a little kiss…”
Asuka is an aspiring model who moves to Tokyo to pursue her career. She moves into a small apartment with a friend of a friend, Kasumi. A bizarre murder occurs in the hotel across the street. The body was mutilated and repositioned into a lurid work of art. After this, a string of murders start happening all around the two girls, as if some crazed serial killer was following them. At the scene of each crime, the perpetrator leaves a black lip print, and is subsequently dubbed "The Black Kiss.
The 2003–2005 Japan Window
298 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Black Kiss sits at position #277.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Black Kiss. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Black Kiss premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,335 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (5th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Crime productions specifically: #388 of 402 (top 97%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Runtime | 2h 13m |
| Release Date | October 1, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0493567 |