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?
Crime + Animation in Japan
125 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Golgo 13: The Professional itself).
The 1982–1984 Japan Window
Golgo 13: The Professional holds position #37 of 57 Japan films in the 1982–1984 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
#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 across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Golgo 13: The Professional premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other Japan films in 1983.
The 599th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
60 audience reviews — more than 67% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 74th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Golgo 13: The Professional, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- us army · 5
- vibrant · 2
- aggressive · 1
- professional assassin · 1
- mercenary · 13
- twins · 12
- melancholy · 7
- assassin · 47
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 |