Emotion
1966 39m movie Film Japan

Emotion

EMOTION 伝説の午後=いつか見たドラキュラ

Synopsis

EMOTION 伝説の午後=いつか見たドラキュラ

Experimental short film depicting the life, perhaps real, perhaps a dream, of a young girl named Emi. Emi travels to the city where she encounters her counterpart, Sari, and falls in love with…a vampire?

Drama + Fantasy in Japan

345 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Emotion itself).

The 1965–1967 Japan Window

Emotion holds position #35 of 71 Japan films in the 1965–1967 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Ultra Q
    #1

    Ultra Q

    ★ 8.4 · 1966
  2. Samurai Rebellion
    #2

    Samurai Rebellion

    ★ 8.2 · 1967
  3. Ultraman
    #3

    Ultraman

    ★ 8.2 · 1966
  4. Red Beard
    #4

    Red Beard

    ★ 8.1 · 1965
  5. Two in the Shadow
    #5

    Two in the Shadow

    ★ 7.9 · 1967
  6. The Sword of Doom
    #6

    The Sword of Doom

    ★ 7.7 · 1966
  7. Ultraseven
    #7

    Ultraseven

    ★ 7.7 · 1967
  8. A Fugitive from the Past
    #8

    A Fugitive from the Past

    ★ 7.7 · 1965

The 1960s Japan Landscape

1966 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 28 titles released, including Emotion. Bars below show how the 1960s stacked up year by year (202 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 27 other Japan films in 1966.

The 232nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

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

Audience Engagement

29
Reviews
49th
Review-volume percentile
11th
Popularity percentile

29 audience reviews — more than 49% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 11th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.7
TMDB Rating
29
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,795 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (39th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,227 of 1,933 (top 63%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, French, Japanese
Runtime39m
Release DateJanuary 1, 1966
IMDbtt0229367