Japan Synopsis
“Some girls would kill to be Cheerleaders.”
A cheerleader named Alison is plagued by nightmares about the upcoming all-state finals and attends a summer training camp with her teammates. When a number of deaths start occurring at the camp, Alison's nightmares turn twisted and brutal, and she begins to believe that she may be responsible for the mayhem.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Cheerleader Camp. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Comedy + Horror in Japan
46 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Cheerleader Camp itself).
The 1987–1989 Japan Window
In the crowded 1987-1989 Japan release window, Cheerleader Camp sits at #102 of 104. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Cheerleader Camp premiered alongside 32 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 32 other Japan films in 1988.
The 747th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
69 audience reviews — more than 70% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (70th percentile) outruns trending popularity (34th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Cheerleader Camp, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- slasher · 4
- cheerleader · 3
- bikini · 3
- summer camp · 1
- mascot · 1
- summer holiday · 1
- summer · 13
- nightmare · 9
- murder · 155
- serial killer · 42
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,466 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (2nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -2.1 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #1,387 of 1,411 (top 98%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Prism Entertainment, Daiei Film |
| Runtime | 1h 29m |
| Release Date | June 1, 1988 |
| IMDb | tt0092744 |