Dark Water
2002 1h 41m movie Film Japan

Dark Water

仄暗い水の底から

Synopsis

仄暗い水の底から

A woman in the midst of an unpleasant divorce moves to an eerie apartment building with her young daughter. The ceiling of their apartment has a dark and active leak.

The 2001–2003 Japan Window

247 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Dark Water sits at position #121.

  1. Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger
    #1

    Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger

    ★ 9.2 · 2003

  2. Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger
    #2

    Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger

    ★ 9.0 · 2002

  3. My Family
    #3

    My Family

    ★ 9.0 · 2002

  4. The Great White Tower
    #4

    The Great White Tower

    ★ 8.9 · 2003

  5. Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger
    #5

    Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger

    ★ 8.9 · 2001

  6. Shaman King
    #6

    Shaman King

    ★ 8.6 · 2001

  7. Digimon Tamers
    #7

    Digimon Tamers

    ★ 8.6 · 2001

  8. Go Heat Man!
    #8

    Go Heat Man!

    ★ 8.6 · 2001

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Dark Water. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dark Water premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$4.0M
Budget
$1.7M
Revenue
Net Profit
0.4×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 41m runtime, production spent $40K per minute on screen and earned $17K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
527
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,481 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (46th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #64 of 391 (top 16%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Office Augusta Co. Ltd., Nikkatsu Corporation, Oz Company, Kadokawa Shoten, Nippon Television Network Corporation
Runtime 1h 41m
Release Date January 19, 2002
IMDb tt0308379

Themes & Motifs

  • based on novel or book
  • nightmare
  • parent child relationship
  • family
  • ghost
  • child custody
  • new apartment

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