Helldriver
2010 1h 57m movie Film Japan

Helldriver

ヘルドライバー

“A joy ride.”

Synopsis

ヘルドライバー

“A joy ride.”

Still reeling from the events of a zombie apocalypse, a young woman, along with a group of allies, makes her way across a dystopian Japan in search of her mother, the Zombie Queen.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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

Other Titles From Sushi Typhoon

Horror + Science Fiction in Japan

93 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Helldriver itself).

The 2009–2011 Japan Window

In the crowded 2009-2011 Japan release window, Helldriver sits at #343 of 400. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Cobra the Animation
    #1

    Cobra the Animation

    ★ 9.4 · 2010
  2. Carnival Phantasm
    #2

    Carnival Phantasm

    ★ 8.9 · 2011
  3. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
    #3

    Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

    ★ 8.7 · 2009
  4. Mother
    #4

    Mother

    ★ 8.7 · 2010
  5. Hunter x Hunter
    #5

    Hunter x Hunter

    ★ 8.6 · 2011
  6. Maid Sama!
    #6

    Maid Sama!

    ★ 8.6 · 2010
  7. Steins;Gate
    #7

    Steins;Gate

    ★ 8.5 · 2011
  8. The Tatami Galaxy
    #8

    The Tatami Galaxy

    ★ 8.5 · 2010

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Helldriver premiered alongside 136 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 136 other Japan films in 2010.

The 2378th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

42
Reviews
60th
Review-volume percentile
31st
Popularity percentile

42 audience reviews — more than 60% of Japan films in our index.

Review volume (60th percentile) outruns trending popularity (31th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Helldriver, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • flying heads · 1
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • gore · 51
  • alien · 51
  • dystopia · 45
  • post-apocalyptic future · 44
  • zombie · 42

Reception Benchmarks

5.8
TMDB Rating
42
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #4,003 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (13th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.1 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #228 of 391 (top 58%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesSushi Typhoon
Runtime1h 57m
Release DateSeptember 28, 2010
IMDbtt1653913