Japan 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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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.
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 |