Japan Synopsis
蜘蛛の瞳
Nijima, a white-collar worker, finds the man responsible for his young daughter's murder. He tortures and interrogates the man, who maintains his innocence, before killing and burying him. He returns to his ordinary life feeling listless and hollow, until he encounters a man that introduces himself as an old friend. The man offers Nijima a new job, and subsequently introduces Nijima to his band of hired killers.
The 1997–1999 Japan Window
162 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Eyes of the Spider sits at position #99.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Eyes of the Spider. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Daiei Film
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Eyes of the Spider premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,024 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (34th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Crime productions specifically: #246 of 402 (top 61%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Daiei Film |
| Runtime | 1h 23m |
| Release Date | April 11, 1998 |
| IMDb | tt0241644 |