Japan Synopsis
"With this work, I developed/fleshed out the idea I had when making GHOST of peeling only the skin from various objects in the room, floating the skins in midair and then sticking them on different objects. This film was also shot entirely frame-by-frame with long-exposures. Along with GRIM, its meaning is 'as if to do forever.'" – Takashi Ito
The 1984–1986 Japan Window
91 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Grim sits at position #59.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Grim premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,215 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (30th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,027 of 2,532 (top 80%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Runtime | 8m |
| Release Date | July 26, 1985 |
| IMDb | tt0089229 |