Japan Synopsis
デスカッパ
“Terror approaches from the depths of legend!”
When military experiments go haywire and trigger an atomic bomb, the consequences are of epic proportions. A monster arrives in the midst of the nuclear fallout, and Japan's defenses are helpless against it. Mankind's only savior is an irradiated water goblin from Japanese folklore called the "Death Kappa." The two rival monsters must go head-to-head in the ultimate battle between good and evil!
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Action + Science Fiction in Japan
324 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Death Kappa itself).
The 2009–2011 Japan Window
In the crowded 2009-2011 Japan release window, Death Kappa sits at #393 of 400. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Death Kappa premiered alongside 136 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 136 other Japan films in 2010.
The 2338th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
13 audience reviews — more than 20% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 6th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Death Kappa, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- yokai · 4
- kappa · 4
- destroyed city · 1
- fighting · 22
- kaiju · 77
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,520 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (1st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -2.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,698 of 1,714 (top 99%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Nikkatsu Corporation, Fever Dreams, Tokyo Shock |
| Runtime | 1h 19m |
| Release Date | June 25, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1642193 |