Karate Kill
2016 1h 29m movie Film Japan

Karate Kill

KARATE KILL

“He is no Mr. Miyagi.”

Synopsis

KARATE KILL

“He is no Mr. Miyagi.”

When a mysterious loner and Karate master Kenji's little sister goes missing in Los Angeles, whoever stands in his way of finding her will face the wrath of a lethal KARATE KILL!

The 2015–2017 Japan Window

In the crowded 2015-2017 Japan release window, Karate Kill sits at #553 of 588. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

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    #1

    The Relative Worlds

    ★ 9.1 · 2017
  2. My Korean Teacher
    #2

    My Korean Teacher

    ★ 8.8 · 2016
  3. My Hero Academia
    #3

    My Hero Academia

    ★ 8.7 · 2016
  4. KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!
    #4

    KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!

    ★ 8.6 · 2016
  5. Mob Psycho 100
    #5

    Mob Psycho 100

    ★ 8.6 · 2016
  6. Yuri!!! on Ice
    #6

    Yuri!!! on Ice

    ★ 8.6 · 2016
  7. SCHOOL-LIVE!
    #7

    SCHOOL-LIVE!

    ★ 8.6 · 2015
  8. Castle Town Dandelion
    #8

    Castle Town Dandelion

    ★ 8.6 · 2015

The 2010s Japan Landscape

2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 213 titles released, including Karate Kill. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (1769 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 212 other Japan films in 2016.

The 3403rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

24
Reviews
42nd
Review-volume percentile
12th
Popularity percentile

24 audience reviews — more than 42% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 12th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

5.5
TMDB Rating
24
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #4,221 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (8th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,618 of 1,714 (top 94%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, Japanese
Production CompaniesMAMEZO PICTURES
Runtime1h 29m
Release DateSeptember 3, 2016
IMDbtt4916744
Official Sitekarate-kill.com

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