Last of the Wolves
2021 2h 19m movie Film Japan

Last of the Wolves

孤狼の血 LEVEL2

Synopsis

孤狼の血 LEVEL2

After Shogo Ogami’s death in Hiroshima, Detective Shuichi Hioka successfully implemented Shogo Ogami’s plan, which was to control the yakuza to prevent further gang wars and save innocent people from getting harmed. Shuichi Hioka manages the criminal organizations, but, due to one evil person who gets released from prison, the situation drastically changes.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Last of the Wolves. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Crime + Thriller in Japan

92 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Last of the Wolves itself).

The 2020–2022 Japan Window

In the crowded 2020-2022 Japan release window, Last of the Wolves sits at #344 of 452. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Revue Starlight: The Movie
    #1

    Revue Starlight: The Movie

    ★ 8.8 · 2021
  2. Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger
    #2

    Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger

    ★ 8.8 · 2021
  3. Romantic Killer
    #3

    Romantic Killer

    ★ 8.7 · 2022
  4. Police in a Pod
    #4

    Police in a Pod

    ★ 8.7 · 2021
  5. Jujutsu Kaisen
    #5

    Jujutsu Kaisen

    ★ 8.6 · 2020
  6. SPY x FAMILY
    #6

    SPY x FAMILY

    ★ 8.6 · 2022
  7. Chainsaw Man
    #7

    Chainsaw Man

    ★ 8.6 · 2022
  8. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
    #8

    Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

    ★ 8.6 · 2022

The 2020s Japan Landscape

2021 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 170 titles released, including Last of the Wolves. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (539 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 169 other Japan films in 2021.

The 4319th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

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

Audience Engagement

18
Reviews
32nd
Review-volume percentile
15th
Popularity percentile

18 audience reviews — more than 32% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 15th percentile among Japan films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Last of the Wolves, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • justice · 5
  • incident · 4
  • conflict · 3
  • pride · 3
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • hiroshima · 11
  • violence · 9
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • japan · 454
  • police · 105
  • yakuza · 93

Reception Benchmarks

6.7
TMDB Rating
18
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,827 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (38th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Crime productions specifically: #219 of 402 (top 54%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Runtime2h 19m
Release DateAugust 20, 2021
IMDbtt13514232