Japan Explosive City is a Japan–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
爆裂都市
A young Japanese woman has been trained to become a professional killer since childhood. Two cops pursue the girl, who has assassinated a Hong Kong official.
Japan × Hong Kong Co-Production
Other Japan×Hong Kong titles
Other Titles From Art Port
Action + Crime in Japan
188 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Explosive City itself).
The 2003–2005 Japan Window
Explosive City holds position #186 of 298 Japan films in the 2003–2005 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 Explosive City premiered alongside 95 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 95 other Japan films in 2004.
The 1563rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
20 audience reviews — more than 36% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 12th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,162 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (31st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,246 of 1,714 (top 73%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Art Port, Same Way Productions Limited |
| Runtime | 1h 39m |
| Release Date | January 1, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0440067 |