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.
The 1992–1994 Japan Window
112 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Cliffhanger sits at position #70.
#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
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Cliffhanger. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Cliffhanger premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 52m runtime, production spent $625K per minute on screen and earned $2.3M per minute back.
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 |