Japan Synopsis
“The height of adventure.”
A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his partner, Hal, are called to return to the same peak to rescue a group of stranded climbers, only to learn the climbers are actually thieving hijackers who are looking for boxes full of money.
Audience Engagement
2,134 audience reviews — more than 99% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 85th percentile among Japan films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Cliffhanger. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Action + Adventure in Japan
1030 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Cliffhanger itself).
The 1992–1994 Japan Window
Cliffhanger holds position #70 of 112 Japan films in the 1992–1994 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
#1Furuhata Ninzaburo
★ 8.8 · 1994
#2Slam Dunk
★ 8.6 · 1993
#3Yu Yu Hakusho
★ 8.6 · 1992
#4Magic Knight Rayearth
★ 8.5 · 1994
#5Sailor Moon
★ 8.4 · 1992
#6Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
★ 8.3 · 1993
#7Ranma ½: The Movie 2 — The Battle of Togenkyo: Rescue the Brides!
★ 8.1 · 1992
#8Sailor Moon R: The Movie
★ 7.9 · 1993
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Cliffhanger premiered alongside 34 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 52m runtime, production spent $625K per minute on screen and earned $2.3M per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 34 other Japan films in 1993.
The 923rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Cliffhanger, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- hijacking · 5
- climbing · 4
- mountain climbing · 4
- suitcase · 2
- rocky mountains · 1
- heist · 18
- airplane · 17
- snow · 17
- money · 14
- mountain · 11
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,063 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 Action productions specifically: #1,200 of 1,714 (top 70%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Italy, Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | RCS Video, Cliffhanger Productions, Pioneer, Canal+, Carolco Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 52m |
| Release Date | May 28, 1993 |
| IMDb | tt0106582 |