Japan Synopsis
グロテスク
“King of Japanese Grotesque Movie”
An unnamed doctor has always had everything he's ever wanted, but that has only made him develop more extreme and depraved needs. He kidnaps a young couple in the prime of their life together and forces them into a game of torment that slowly extinguishes their hopes for survival.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Grotesque. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Horror + Thriller in Japan
90 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Grotesque itself).
The 2008–2010 Japan Window
In the crowded 2008-2010 Japan release window, Grotesque sits at #336 of 386. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Grotesque premiered alongside 123 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 123 other Japan films in 2009.
The 2155th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
198 audience reviews — more than 86% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 75th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Grotesque, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- pain · 4
- chainsaw · 4
- bizarre · 3
- perversion · 2
- splatter film · 2
- mad doctor · 1
- splatter · 1
- torture · 26
- sadism · 9
- sexual violence · 7
- cruelty · 7
- sexual abuse · 6
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,142 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (10th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #252 of 391 (top 64%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Ace Deuce Entertainment, TORNADO FILM |
| Runtime | 1h 13m |
| Release Date | January 17, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1352369 |
| Official Site | www.grotesque-movie.jp |