Imprint
2006 1h 3m movie Film Japan

Imprint

インプリント〜ぼっけえ、きょうてえ〜

“Watch your mouth”

Synopsis

インプリント〜ぼっけえ、きょうてえ〜

“Watch your mouth”

An American journalist travels through 19th Century Japan in search of Komomo, the missing love of his life that he had abandoned years ago, promising to come back to her later. After an encounter with a deformed prostitute that tells him of Komomo's passing, he drinks sake with her and learns of the tragic story of her life.

Horror + TV Movie in Japan

11 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Horror and TV Movie genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Imprint itself).

The 2005–2007 Japan Window

Imprint holds position #188 of 364 Japan films in the 2005–2007 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    #1

    Avril Lavigne: Bonez Tour 2005 – Live at Budokan

    ★ 9.1 · 2005
  2. Operation Love
    #2

    Operation Love

    ★ 8.8 · 2007
  3. Akihabara@DEEP
    #3

    Akihabara@DEEP

    ★ 8.8 · 2006
  4. Welcome to the N.H.K.
    #4

    Welcome to the N.H.K.

    ★ 8.7 · 2006
  5. Aria
    #5

    Aria

    ★ 8.7 · 2005
  6. Naruto Shippūden
    #6

    Naruto Shippūden

    ★ 8.6 · 2007
  7. Death Note
    #7

    Death Note

    ★ 8.6 · 2006
  8. Planet Earth
    #8

    Planet Earth

    ★ 8.5 · 2006

The 2000s Japan Landscape

2006 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 134 titles released, including Imprint. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (1020 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 133 other Japan films in 2006.

The 1827th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

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

Audience Engagement

145
Reviews
81st
Review-volume percentile
59th
Popularity percentile

145 audience reviews — more than 81% of Japan films in our index.

Review volume (81th percentile) outruns trending popularity (59th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
145
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,502 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #68 of 391 (top 17%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
All Production CountriesJapan, United States of America, Canada
Original LanguageJapanese
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, Japanese
Production CompaniesIDT Entertainment, KADOKAWA, Industry Entertainment, Nice Guy Productions, Reunion Pictures
Runtime1h 3m
Release DateMay 27, 2006
IMDbtt0757061