Missing
2022 2h 4m movie Film Japan

Missing

さがす

“How far would you go for family?”

Missing is a Japan–South Korea co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.

Synopsis

さがす

“How far would you go for family?”

Depressed and in debt, Santoshi tells his young daughter that he is going to find an infamous serial killer and collect a reward. However, when Santoshi disappears without a trace, she starts to fear the worst and begins searching for him.

Japan × South Korea Co-Production

Japan (lead)South Korea

Other Japan×South Korea titles

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Thriller + Mystery in Japan

71 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Thriller and Mystery genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Missing itself).

The 2021–2023 Japan Window

Missing holds position #180 of 389 Japan films in the 2021–2023 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    #1

    Pokémon Horizons: The Series

    ★ 9.4 · 2023
  2. Rurouni Kenshin
    #2

    Rurouni Kenshin

    ★ 8.9 · 2023
  3. Rebooting
    #3

    Rebooting

    ★ 8.9 · 2023
  4. Revue Starlight: The Movie
    #4

    Revue Starlight: The Movie

    ★ 8.8 · 2021
  5. Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger
    #5

    Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger

    ★ 8.8 · 2021
  6. Romantic Killer
    #6

    Romantic Killer

    ★ 8.7 · 2022
  7. Police in a Pod
    #7

    Police in a Pod

    ★ 8.7 · 2021
  8. SPY x FAMILY
    #8

    SPY x FAMILY

    ★ 8.6 · 2022

The 2020s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in Japan, 539 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Missing premiered alongside 131 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 131 other Japan films in 2022.

The 4374th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

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

Audience Engagement

20
Reviews
36th
Review-volume percentile
6th
Popularity percentile

20 audience reviews — more than 36% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 6th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

7.4
TMDB Rating
20
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,481 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (68th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Thriller productions specifically: #30 of 324 (top 9%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
All Production CountriesJapan, South Korea
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesAsmik Ace
Runtime2h 4m
Release DateJanuary 21, 2022
IMDbtt15482370
Official Sitesagasu-movie.asmik-ace.co.jp

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