Japan Synopsis
昆虫大戦争
A group of military personnel transporting a hydrogen bomb are left to figure out how and why swarms of killer bugs took down their plane; the answer is more deliriously nihilistic, and convoluted, than you could imagine. Also known as War of the Insects, GENOCIDE enacts a cracked doomsday scenario like no other.
The 1967–1969 Japan Window
68 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Genocide sits at position #68.
Other Titles From Shochiku
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1960s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Genocide premiered. 202 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,422 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: #323 of 391 (top 83%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shochiku |
| Runtime | 1h 24m |
| Release Date | November 9, 1968 |
| IMDb | tt0063195 |