Japan Synopsis
“Treason is the key to power”
A French corporation goes head-to-head with an American web media company for the rights to a 3-D manga pornography studio, resulting in a power struggle that culminates in violence and espionage.
Drama + Mystery in Japan
208 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Mystery genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Demonlover itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Demonlover. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2001–2003 Japan Window
In the crowded 2001-2003 Japan release window, Demonlover sits at #213 of 247. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Demonlover premiered alongside 81 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 1m runtime, production spent $65K per minute on screen and earned $2K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 81 other Japan films in 2002.
The 1472nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
81 audience reviews — more than 73% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (73th percentile) outruns trending popularity (46th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,145 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (9th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,798 of 1,933 (top 93%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Japan, Mexico |
| Original Language | Fr |
| Spoken Languages | English, French, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Citizen Films, Cofimage, Elizabeth Films, Group Dataciné, Forensic Films |
| Runtime | 2h 1m |
| Release Date | November 6, 2002 |
| IMDb | tt0284034 |