Japan Synopsis
“Sometimes the Body Has A Mind of Its Own.”
After a young man is bitten on the hand by a radioactive snake, his hand changes into a lethal snake head, which attacks everyone he comes into contact with. Also, his body becomes filled with snakes. Now, he must prevent himself from hurting others.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Curse II: The Bite. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1988–1990 Japan Window
In the crowded 1988-1990 Japan release window, Curse II: The Bite sits at #104 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 Curse II: The Bite. 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 787th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
34 audience reviews — more than 54% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (54th percentile) outruns trending popularity (27th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Curse II: The Bite, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- snake · 5
- genetic mutation · 3
- guitar · 2
- motel · 2
- snake bite · 2
- young couple · 2
- hospital · 23
- creature · 14
- creature feature · 7
- revenge · 210
- sequel · 143
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,444 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (3rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -2.0 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #330 of 391 (top 84%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Italy, United States of America, Japan |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese, Italian |
| Production Companies | Towa Productions, Trans World Entertainment (TWE), VIVA Entertainment, Trihoof Investments |
| Runtime | 1h 38m |
| Release Date | June 27, 1989 |
| IMDb | tt0094929 |