Japan Synopsis
修羅
“This world is a sea of blood.”
Gengobe Satsuma, an exiled samurai cast out as an Asano clan retainer is given a second chance to join his brothers in arms to become the 48th Ronin against the Shogunate. His faithful servant gathers the 100 ryo required for his acceptance. Gengobe is also in love with a greedy geisha named Koman. About to be sold to another man, Gengobe learns that for him to keep her, her debt is exactly 100 ryo.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Demons. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Horror + Drama in Japan
76 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Demons itself).
The 1970–1972 Japan Window
Among 58 Japan films we catalog from this window, Demons places #5 — near the top of its class.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Japan, 197 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Demons premiered alongside 19 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 19 other Japan films in 1971.
The 349th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
60 audience reviews — more than 67% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (67th percentile) outruns trending popularity (40th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Demons, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- exile · 4
- feudal japan · 26
- geisha · 18
- ronin · 18
- samurai · 128
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #816 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (82nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #2 of 391 (top 1%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Matsumoto Production, Art Theatre Guild |
| Runtime | 2h 14m |
| Release Date | February 13, 1971 |
| IMDb | tt0165473 |