Japan Synopsis
犬鳴村
“Horror comes home.”
After her brother goes missing, a young psychologist visits an infamous haunted and cursed location known as ‘Howling Village’ to investigate his disappearance and uncover her family’s dark history.
Other Titles From Toei Company
Horror + Mystery in Japan
60 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Mystery genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Howling Village itself).
The 2019–2021 Japan Window
In the crowded 2019-2021 Japan release window, Howling Village sits at #457 of 500. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2020s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in Japan, 539 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Howling Village premiered alongside 149 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 149 other Japan films in 2020.
The 4078th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
77 audience reviews — more than 72% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 71th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Howling Village, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- dam · 4
- bloodline · 2
- ghosts of the past · 1
- dog cage · 1
- cursed village · 1
- japanese folklore · 6
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,812 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (17th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.9 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #192 of 391 (top 49%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Company |
| Runtime | 1h 48m |
| Release Date | February 7, 2020 |
| IMDb | tt10919074 |