In the Wake
2021 2h 14m movie Film Japan

In the Wake

護られなかった者たちへ

Synopsis

護られなかった者たちへ

Baffling serial killings unfold in which the victims are tied up and left to starve. Tone was just released from prison after finishing his sentence for another crime, and he surfaces as a suspect but detective Tomashiro can't nail down conclusive proof.

The 2020–2022 Japan Window

452 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. In the Wake sits at position #377.

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    #1

    Revue Starlight: The Movie

    ★ 8.8 · 2021

  2. Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger
    #2

    Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger

    ★ 8.8 · 2021

  3. Romantic Killer
    #3

    Romantic Killer

    ★ 8.7 · 2022

  4. Police in a Pod
    #4

    Police in a Pod

    ★ 8.7 · 2021

  5. Jujutsu Kaisen
    #5

    Jujutsu Kaisen

    ★ 8.6 · 2020

  6. SPY x FAMILY
    #6

    SPY x FAMILY

    ★ 8.6 · 2022

  7. Chainsaw Man
    #7

    Chainsaw Man

    ★ 8.6 · 2022

  8. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
    #8

    Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

    ★ 8.6 · 2022

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The 2020s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when In the Wake premiered. 539 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.5
TMDB Rating
11
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,215 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (30th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Thriller productions specifically: #152 of 324 (top 47%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Shochiku, Amuse Soft Entertainment
Runtime 2h 14m
Release Date October 1, 2021
IMDb tt14423692
Official Site shochikufilms.com

Themes & Motifs

  • japan
  • social worker
  • tsunami
  • grief
  • revenge killing
  • tohoku
  • welfare worker

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