Dragon Head
2003 2h 2m movie Film Japan

Dragon Head

ドラゴンヘッド

Synopsis

ドラゴンヘッド

Teru Aoki (青木 輝) is on a train to Tokyo after a school trip. A disaster occurs which partially destroys the train and blocks a tunnel. When Teru awakes, he finds all his classmates and teachers are dead.

Drama + Mystery in Japan

208 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Mystery genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Dragon Head itself).

The 2002–2004 Japan Window

In the crowded 2002-2004 Japan release window, Dragon Head sits at #243 of 263. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger
    #1

    Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger

    ★ 9.2 · 2003
  2. Ultraman Nexus
    #2

    Ultraman Nexus

    ★ 9.1 · 2004
  3. Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger
    #3

    Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger

    ★ 9.0 · 2002
  4. My Family
    #4

    My Family

    ★ 9.0 · 2002
  5. The Great White Tower
    #5

    The Great White Tower

    ★ 8.9 · 2003
  6. Ninja Nonsense
    #6

    Ninja Nonsense

    ★ 8.7 · 2004
  7. Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
    #7

    Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger

    ★ 8.7 · 2004
  8. Monster
    #8

    Monster

    ★ 8.6 · 2004

The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dragon Head premiered alongside 84 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 84 other Japan films in 2003.

The 1531st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

16
Reviews
28th
Review-volume percentile
34th
Popularity percentile

16 audience reviews — more than 28% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 34th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

5.3
TMDB Rating
16
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #4,327 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (6th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,870 of 1,933 (top 97%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Runtime2h 2m
Release DateJuly 30, 2003
IMDbtt0384055