Japan Cut is a Japan–South Korea co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
Shuji is an uncompromising young filmmaker at odds with Japanese society. One day he learns that his loan shark brother, who had helped to finance his films, has been executed by his own yakuza gang for failing to repay his debts.
Japan × South Korea Co-Production
Other Japan×South Korea titles
The 2010–2012 Japan Window
Cut holds position #248 of 441 Japan films in the 2010–2012 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Cut premiered alongside 138 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 138 other Japan films in 2011.
The 2539th 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 7th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,691 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (41st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,186 of 1,933 (top 61%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Japan, South Korea, Turkey, United States of America |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Tokyo Story, Bitters End |
| Runtime | 2h 13m |
| Release Date | December 17, 2011 |
| IMDb | tt1720905 |
| Official Site | bitters.co.jp |