Japan Synopsis
感染
“Evil Is Contagious”
Infection takes place in a dark, isolated hospital, where one doctors mistake has led to dire consequences for a patient. In a hospital death is just a breath away.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Infection. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Horror + Drama in Japan
76 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Infection itself).
The 2003–2005 Japan Window
Infection holds position #198 of 298 Japan films in the 2003–2005 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Infection premiered alongside 95 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 95 other Japan films in 2004.
The 1630th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
88 audience reviews — more than 74% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (74th percentile) outruns trending popularity (51th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,434 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (25th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #144 of 391 (top 37%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Aozora Investments, Entertainment Farm (EF), TOHO |
| Runtime | 1h 38m |
| Release Date | October 2, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0418778 |