Japan Synopsis
ダークサイド・ブルース
The Persona Century Corporation has purchased nearly every parcel of land on earth. Dissension is not tolerated within the corporation's borders and those who oppose Persona are dealt with swiftly. Of those few places not yet under Persona's control is the free town of Kabuki-cho, also known as "The Dark Side of Tokyo". Within the town, under the leadership of a woman named Mai, is a small resistance group called Messiah. Into this world steps a man who takes the sobriquet of Kabuki-cho: Darkside. Sealed up in another dimension eighteen years ago by Persona Century, Darkside now returns to aid Messiah using his unique mystic power of renewal.
The 1993–1995 Japan Window
135 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Darkside Blues sits at position #132.
#1Romeo and the Black Brothers
★ 8.9 · 1995
#2Furuhata Ninzaburo
★ 8.8 · 1994
#3Neon Genesis Evangelion
★ 8.6 · 1995
#4Slam Dunk
★ 8.6 · 1993
#5Magic Knight Rayearth
★ 8.5 · 1994
#6Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
★ 8.3 · 1993
#7Golden Boy
★ 8.2 · 1995
#82112: The Birth of Doraemon
★ 8.2 · 1995
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Darkside Blues. 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 Darkside Blues premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,367 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (5th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.7 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,469 of 2,532 (top 98%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Encore Action, Akita Publishing, J.C.STAFF, TOHO |
| Runtime | 1h 23m |
| Release Date | October 8, 1994 |
| IMDb | tt0109553 |