Fatal Frame
2014 1h 44m movie Film Japan

Fatal Frame

劇場版 零〜ゼロ〜

Synopsis

劇場版 零〜ゼロ〜

High school student Aya Tsukimori becomes cursed and is unable to leave her school dormitory. Meanwhile, many students begin reporting ghost sightings at the school, while others go missing and are later discovered to have drowned mysteriously. Soon, Aya attempts to communicate with fellow student Michi Kazato, who begins investigating the disappearances of her friends.

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The 2013–2015 Japan Window

In the crowded 2013-2015 Japan release window, Fatal Frame sits at #478 of 546. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

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    #1

    Attack on Titan

    ★ 8.7 · 2013
  2. Haikyu!!
    #2

    Haikyu!!

    ★ 8.6 · 2014
  3. Your Lie in April
    #3

    Your Lie in April

    ★ 8.6 · 2014
  4. Golden Time
    #4

    Golden Time

    ★ 8.6 · 2013
  5. SCHOOL-LIVE!
    #5

    SCHOOL-LIVE!

    ★ 8.6 · 2015
  6. Castle Town Dandelion
    #6

    Castle Town Dandelion

    ★ 8.6 · 2015
  7. SCANDAL Documentary film HELLO WORLD
    #7

    SCANDAL Documentary film HELLO WORLD

    ★ 8.6 · 2015
  8. The Seven Deadly Sins
    #8

    The Seven Deadly Sins

    ★ 8.5 · 2014

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Fatal Frame premiered alongside 186 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 186 other Japan films in 2014.

The 3027th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

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

Audience Engagement

35
Reviews
55th
Review-volume percentile
35th
Popularity percentile

35 audience reviews — more than 55% of Japan films in our index.

Review volume (55th percentile) outruns trending popularity (35th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Fatal Frame, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • movie version · 4
  • catholic · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • school life · 21
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • based on video game · 90
  • ghost · 84

Reception Benchmarks

5.8
TMDB Rating
35
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #4,010 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (12th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.1 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #233 of 391 (top 60%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesKADOKAWA
Runtime1h 44m
Release DateSeptember 26, 2014
IMDbtt3684484