Japan Synopsis
不能犯
At a certain park, there is a mysterious man, who has red eyes and a black suit, that people can go to and request him to kill someone. His assassinations can never be blamed on him because he takes no illegal action. His strength is in the power of suggestion and the arrangement of events. He accepts these requests, all the while privately mocking the foolishness of those whose unwise wishes he grants.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with IMPOSSIBILITY DEFENSE. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Kansai Television
Mystery + Thriller in Japan
71 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Mystery and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding IMPOSSIBILITY DEFENSE itself).
The 2017–2019 Japan Window
IMPOSSIBILITY DEFENSE holds position #316 of 569 Japan films in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
#1The Relative Worlds
★ 9.1 · 2017
#2Sonic Mania Adventures
★ 9.0 · 2018
#3Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D
★ 8.9 · 2019
#4Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
★ 8.7 · 2019
#5DARLING in the FRANXX
★ 8.6 · 2018
#6Dr. STONE
★ 8.6 · 2019
#7The Rising of the Shield Hero
★ 8.6 · 2019
#8Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
★ 8.6 · 2018
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when IMPOSSIBILITY DEFENSE premiered alongside 194 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 194 other Japan films in 2018.
The 3696th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
33 audience reviews — more than 53% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (53th percentile) outruns trending popularity (37th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on IMPOSSIBILITY DEFENSE, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- violent death · 4
- rumor · 4
- unnatural death · 1
- accidental death · 11
- japan · 454
- based on manga · 297
- assassin · 47
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,184 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (52nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Mystery productions specifically: #216 of 426 (top 51%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Kansai Television, Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures, avex pictures, BigFace, Shueisha |
| Runtime | 1h 46m |
| Release Date | February 1, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt6207118 |
| Official Site | intl.ponycanyon.co.jp |