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!
The 2009–2011 Japan Window
400 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Death Kappa sits at position #393.
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The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Death Kappa premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
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 |