Japan Synopsis
ゴルゴ13
“He shoots…he scores…he'll blow you away!”
Indestructible to his enemies and irresistible to women, the professional assassin codenamed Golgo 13 is shrouded in mystery and anonymity. If you're on his hit list, you're already dead. Always hired on his reputation alone, Golgo never breaks a contract. Can he survive the combined forces of the FBI, CIA, the Pentagon and the U.S. Army? Has the nameless agent finally met his match against the superhuman powers of the Snake and the twin evils of the psychopathic mercenaries, Gold and Silver?
The 1982–1984 Japan Window
57 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Golgo 13: The Professional sits at position #37.
#1Space Cobra
★ 8.3 · 1982
#2Super Dimension Fortress Macross
★ 8.1 · 1982
#3Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
★ 7.9 · 1984
#4The Transformers
★ 7.9 · 1984
#5Captain Tsubasa
★ 7.8 · 1983
#6Kinnikuman
★ 7.8 · 1983
#7Voltron: Defender of the Universe
★ 7.6 · 1984
#8Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space
★ 7.6 · 1982
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Golgo 13: The Professional premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,279 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (28th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Crime productions specifically: #278 of 402 (top 69%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Towa Productions, Saito Entertainment, Filmlink International, Shogakukan, Tokyo Movie Shinsha |
| Runtime | 1h 31m |
| Release Date | May 28, 1983 |
| IMDb | tt0086148 |