Japan Last Knights is a Japan–South Korea co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
When an evil emperor executes their leader, his band of knights – bound by duty and honour – embarks on a journey of vengeance that will not come to an end until they've destroyed their mortal foe.
Audience Engagement
999 audience reviews — more than 97% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (97th percentile) outruns trending popularity (66th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Japan × South Korea Co-Production
Other Japan×South Korea titles
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Last Knights. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Action + Adventure in Japan
1030 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Last Knights itself).
The 2014–2016 Japan Window
In the crowded 2014-2016 Japan release window, Last Knights sits at #407 of 581. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Last Knights premiered alongside 180 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 55m runtime, production spent $348K per minute on screen and earned $32K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 180 other Japan films in 2015.
The 3112th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Last Knights, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- medieval · 5
- loyalty · 4
- master · 4
- knight · 2
- corrupt · 1
- emperor · 16
- honor · 10
- warrior · 10
- castle · 6
- revenge · 210
- sword fight · 56
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,069 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (33rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,203 of 1,714 (top 70%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Czech Republic, Japan, South Korea, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Luka Productions, Route One Entertainment, Sovik Global Contents Fund, DMM.com, Union Investment Partners |
| Runtime | 1h 55m |
| Release Date | April 3, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt2493486 |