Japan Synopsis
After the assassination of Tokyo's Governor by Yakuza members, the CIA bureau chief (William Atherton) for Tokyo puts out a call to an agent (Steven Seagal) that had been raised in Japan and trained by ex-Yakuza. Using his former ties, he quickly determines that a war is brewing between old-guard Yakuza members and a young, crazed leader (Takao Osawa) with ties to the Chinese Tong.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Into the Sun. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Action + Thriller in Japan
123 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Into the Sun itself).
Other Titles From Aries [jp]
The 2004–2006 Japan Window
In the crowded 2004-2006 Japan release window, Into the Sun sits at #338 of 347. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Into the Sun premiered alongside 116 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 37m runtime, production spent $155K per minute on screen and earned $2K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 116 other Japan films in 2005.
The 1765th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
130 audience reviews — more than 80% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 71th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Into the Sun, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- fate · 5
- fbi agent · 3
- strip club · 2
- broken neck · 1
- action hero · 25
- katana · 20
- fbi · 13
- cia · 12
- blood splatter · 11
- gunfight · 9
- combat · 9
- one man army · 7
- martial arts · 369
- revenge · 210
- yakuza · 93
- gangster · 85
- fight · 60
- sword fight · 56
- sword · 36
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,522 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (1st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -2.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,699 of 1,714 (top 99%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Aries [jp], Destination Films, Franchise Pictures, Kundali Entertainment, Steamroller Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 37m |
| Release Date | November 26, 2005 |
| IMDb | tt0358294 |