Japan Synopsis
クリーピー 偽りの隣人
“That man isn't my father – he's a total stranger.”
After having narrowly escaped an attempt on his life at the hands of a psychopath, detective inspector Takakura quits active service in the police force and takes up a position as a university lecturer in criminal psychology. But his desire to get to the bottom of criminals’ motives remains, and he does not hesitate long when former colleague Nogami asks him to reopen an old case.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Creepy. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Asmik Ace
Crime + Drama in Japan
203 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Creepy itself).
The 2015–2017 Japan Window
Creepy holds position #397 of 588 Japan films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 213 titles released, including Creepy. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (1769 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 212 other Japan films in 2016.
The 3354th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
162 audience reviews — more than 83% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (83th percentile) outruns trending popularity (55th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Creepy, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- neighbor · 4
- basement · 3
- unsolved crime · 3
- dinner · 2
- secret chamber · 1
- dog · 23
- fire · 15
- explosion · 13
- professor · 10
- mind control · 9
- japan · 454
- based on novel or book · 288
- murder · 155
- investigation · 45
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,916 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (36th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Crime productions specifically: #228 of 402 (top 57%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Asmik Ace, KDDI, Kinoshita Group, Kobunsha, Shochiku |
| Runtime | 2h 10m |
| Release Date | June 18, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt4900708 |