Japan Synopsis
“Your vision of the world will change forever.”
When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to triumphantly overcome the horrific conditions of their imposed quarantine.
The 2007–2009 Japan Window
362 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Blindness sits at position #226.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Blindness. 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 Blindness premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 1m runtime, production spent $207K per minute on screen and earned $164K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,068 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (33rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,355 of 1,933 (top 70%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Brazil, Canada, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | Japanese, English |
| Production Companies | Rhombus Media, O2 Filmes, Bee Vine Pictures, Alliance Films, Agência Nacional do Cinema – ANCINE |
| Runtime | 2h 1m |
| Release Date | May 14, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt0861689 |
| Official Site | www.blindness-themovie.com |