Japan Synopsis
CIPHER
Two brothers are in the spotlight: one a movie star making a football movie, the other a musician who occasionally goes to school (to cover for his sibling). What will destiny bring them?
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Cipher. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
2 sharedIchi the Killer
★ 7.0 · Japan
2 sharedFragtime
★ 5.9 · Japan
2 sharedMobile Suit Gundam: The Origin V: Clash at Loum
★ 7.4 · Japan
2 sharedMobile Suit Gundam: The Origin I – Blue-Eyed Casval
★ 6.5 · Japan
2 sharedMobile Suit Gundam: The Origin VI – Rise of the Red Comet
★ 7.2 · Japan
2 sharedMobile Suit Gundam: The Origin III – Dawn of Rebellion
★ 7.5 · Japan
Other Titles From Magic Bus
Animation + Drama in Japan
730 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Cipher itself).
The 1988–1990 Japan Window
In the crowded 1988-1990 Japan release window, Cipher sits at #103 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 Cipher. 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 767th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
10 audience reviews — more than 6% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 1th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,415 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (4th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.8 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,492 of 2,532 (top 98%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Magic Bus, Victor Entertainment |
| Runtime | 41m |
| Release Date | March 3, 1989 |
| IMDb | tt8339440 |