Judge
1991 50m movie Film Japan

Judge

闇の司法官ジャッジ

Synopsis

闇の司法官ジャッジ

What comes around goes around…even from beyond the grave. Most criminals are only concerned with earthly justice – the laws of man. All too often, the guilty go free, their deeds unpunished. But there is another law. Deep within the spirit world, the wrongful dead seek retribution for the crimes against them by the living. These restless spirits have their own code of justice, and they've chosen the Judge of Darkness and his Demons of Hell to enforce them. An appeal for justice leads to an investigation of a successful, high-ranking corporate executive. Who would believe he'd be involved with embezzlement and murder? But the Judge of Darkness soon discovers that the roots of corruption run deep as he slowly works his way up the corporate pyramid.

The 1990–1992 Japan Window

107 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Judge sits at position #104.

  1. Chibi Maruko-chan
    #1

    Chibi Maruko-chan

    ★ 9.0 · 1990

  2. Yu Yu Hakusho
    #2

    Yu Yu Hakusho

    ★ 8.6 · 1992

  3. Tokyo Love Story
    #3

    Tokyo Love Story

    ★ 8.6 · 1991

  4. Sailor Moon
    #4

    Sailor Moon

    ★ 8.4 · 1992

  5. Moomin
    #5

    Moomin

    ★ 8.4 · 1990

  6. Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
    #6

    Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai

    ★ 8.2 · 1991

  7. Ranma ½: The Movie 2 — The Battle of Togenkyo: Rescue the Brides!
    #7

    Ranma ½: The Movie 2 — The Battle of Togenkyo: Rescue the Brides!

    ★ 8.1 · 1992

  8. Ziggy: Soreyuke! R&R Band
    #8

    Ziggy: Soreyuke! R&R Band

    ★ 8.1 · 1991

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Judge. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Animate Film

The 1990s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Judge premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

4.3
TMDB Rating
10
Audience Reviews
Polarizing
Critical Tier

Ranked #4,540 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (1st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -2.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Fantasy productions specifically: #1,268 of 1,274 (top 100%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Animate Film, Tokyo Laboratory, Jay Film, movic, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan)
Runtime 50m
Release Date June 15, 1991
IMDb tt0264739

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