Goemon
2009 2h 8m movie Film Japan

Goemon

Synopsis

Follow the infamous ninja bandit named Ishikawa Goemon (Yosuke Eguchi) in an epic story. One night while looting treasure from Nanban (Southern Barbarians), Goemon finds a mysterious box hidden inside a secret grave. A forgotten relic from the past containing untold powers.

The 2008–2010 Japan Window

386 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Goemon sits at position #184.

  1. Cobra the Animation
    #1

    Cobra the Animation

    ★ 9.4 · 2010

  2. 25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert
    #2

    25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert

    ★ 9.3 · 2008

  3. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
    #3

    Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

    ★ 8.7 · 2009

  4. Mother
    #4

    Mother

    ★ 8.7 · 2010

  5. Maid Sama!
    #5

    Maid Sama!

    ★ 8.6 · 2010

  6. To Love-Ru
    #6

    To Love-Ru

    ★ 8.5 · 2008

  7. The Tatami Galaxy
    #7

    The Tatami Galaxy

    ★ 8.5 · 2010

  8. Jin
    #8

    Jin

    ★ 8.5 · 2009

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Goemon. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Goemon premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$9.0M
Budget
$16.0M
Revenue
$7.0M
Net Profit
1.8×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 8m runtime, production spent $70K per minute on screen and earned $125K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
107
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,511 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,003 of 1,714 (top 59%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Kinoshita Management
Runtime 2h 8m
Release Date March 17, 2009
IMDb tt1054122

Themes & Motifs

  • samurai
  • hero
  • sword
  • katana
  • ninja

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