Japan Synopsis
検察側の罪人
Young public prosecutor Keiichiro Okino is assigned to the department of the Tokyo Public Prosecutors Office that deals with violent cases, where he will work with Takeshi Mogami, whom he admires. When a money lender is killed and it is suspected that someone from Mogami’s past is the perpetrator, the team prepares to do his best in order to prove the alleged criminal’s guilt.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Killing for the Prosecution. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From TOHO
Mystery + Drama in Japan
208 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Mystery and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Killing for the Prosecution itself).
The 2017–2019 Japan Window
In the crowded 2017-2019 Japan release window, Killing for the Prosecution sits at #495 of 569. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
#1The Relative Worlds
★ 9.1 · 2017
#2Sonic Mania Adventures
★ 9.0 · 2018
#3Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D
★ 8.9 · 2019
#4Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
★ 8.7 · 2019
#5DARLING in the FRANXX
★ 8.6 · 2018
#6Dr. STONE
★ 8.6 · 2019
#7The Rising of the Shield Hero
★ 8.6 · 2019
#8Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
★ 8.6 · 2018
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Killing for the Prosecution premiered alongside 194 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 194 other Japan films in 2018.
The 3795th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
15 audience reviews — more than 25% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 19th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Killing for the Prosecution, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- prosecutor · 5
- murder suspect · 5
- mentor protégé relationship · 3
- moneylender · 3
- japan · 454
- tokyo · 78
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,644 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (20th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.7 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Mystery productions specifically: #348 of 426 (top 82%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO, J Storm, Toho Pictures |
| Runtime | 2h 4m |
| Release Date | August 24, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt6857956 |
| Official Site | kensatsugawa-movie.jp |