Japan Synopsis
グシャノビンヅメ
Luchino's routine morning elevator ride up from her subterranean home on level 138 to her school many stories above turns horrific when the elevator operator is ordered to pick up two passengers from floor 99, the maximum security level. What starts as psychological manipulation soon turns wholly physical as both the cruel convicts and Luchino's own dysfunctional past are unleashed. And then every passenger must fight for his or her survival.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Hellevator. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Science Fiction + Horror in Japan
93 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Science Fiction and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Hellevator itself).
The 2003–2005 Japan Window
In the crowded 2003-2005 Japan release window, Hellevator sits at #254 of 298. 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 Hellevator premiered alongside 95 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 95 other Japan films in 2004.
The 1577th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
47 audience reviews — more than 63% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (63th percentile) outruns trending popularity (22th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Hellevator, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- trapped in an elevator · 2
- elevator · 1
- prisoner · 14
- murder · 155
- cyberpunk · 48
- dystopia · 45
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,148 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (9th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Science Fiction productions specifically: #477 of 566 (top 84%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | German, Japanese |
| Production Companies | WEVCO Produce Company, Aries [jp], Only Hearts Company |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Release Date | February 28, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0422370 |