Japan Synopsis
“Brave young men who rode on the wings of victory.”
The "Memphis Belle" is a World War II bomber, piloted by a young crew on dangerous bombing raids into Europe. The crew only have to make one more bombing raid before they have finished their duty and can go home. In the briefing before their last flight, the crew discover that the target for the day is Dresden, a heavily-defended city that invariably causes many Allied casualties
Audience Engagement
333 audience reviews — more than 91% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 77th percentile among Japan films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Memphis Belle. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Warner Bros. Pictures
Drama + War in Japan
59 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and War genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Memphis Belle itself).
The 1989–1991 Japan Window
Memphis Belle holds position #55 of 114 Japan films in the 1989–1991 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Memphis Belle premiered alongside 32 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 32 other Japan films in 1990.
The 827th 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 Memphis Belle, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- heroic mission · 2
- bomber · 1
- u.s. air force · 1
- danger of life · 1
- military airplane · 1
- flying fortress · 1
- nazi germany · 1
- soldier · 29
- world war ii · 55
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,715 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (41st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,195 of 1,933 (top 62%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, County Natwest Ventures, Enigma Pictures, Fujisankei Communication Group, British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB) |
| Runtime | 1h 47m |
| Release Date | September 7, 1990 |
| IMDb | tt0100133 |