Japan Synopsis
デトロイト・メタル・シティ
Soichi Negishi moved to Tokyo to chase his dream of becoming a musician playing stylish, Swedish-style pop. Instead, he finds himself leading the death metal band Detroit Metal City, or DMC, as the costumed and grotesquely made-up "demon emperor" Johannes Krauser II. Although he hates the role and the things he has to do as a member of the band, he has a definite talent for it.
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The 2007–2009 Japan Window
Detroit Metal City holds position #238 of 362 Japan films in the 2007–2009 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Detroit Metal City premiered alongside 124 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 124 other Japan films in 2008.
The 2103rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
54 audience reviews — more than 65% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (65th percentile) outruns trending popularity (41th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,283 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (28th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #1,068 of 1,411 (top 76%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO |
| Runtime | 1h 44m |
| Release Date | August 22, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt1142972 |