Japan Synopsis
サイレン
“It all began with a mysterious warning…”
A writer moves to a remote island with his daughter and young son. After settling into their new home, a neighbor arrives to welcome them and give them a breakdown of the local rules; most important: do not go outside when the island's siren starts wailing.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Forbidden Siren. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
2 sharedThe Ring
★ 6.7 · Japan
2 sharedFlight 7500
★ 4.8 · Japan
2 sharedFate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. Presage Flower
★ 7.5 · Japan
2 sharedFate/stay night: Heaven's Feel II. Lost Butterfly
★ 6.9 · Japan
2 sharedFate/stay night: Heaven's Feel III. Spring Song
★ 7.8 · Japan
2 sharedanohana: The Flower We Saw That Day – The Movie
★ 7.5 · Japan
Other Titles From Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
Horror + Thriller in Japan
90 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Forbidden Siren itself).
The 2005–2007 Japan Window
In the crowded 2005-2007 Japan release window, Forbidden Siren sits at #347 of 364. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
2006 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 134 titles released, including Forbidden Siren. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (1020 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 133 other Japan films in 2006.
The 1795th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
31 audience reviews — more than 51% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 38th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,419 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (3rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.9 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #321 of 391 (top 82%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, TOHO, Office Crescendo |
| Runtime | 1h 27m |
| Release Date | February 11, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt0494815 |