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.
The 2004–2006 Japan Window
347 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Into the Sun sits at position #338.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Into the Sun. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Aries [jp]
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Into the Sun premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 37m runtime, production spent $155K per minute on screen and earned $2K per minute back.
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 |