Japan Synopsis
ミュージアム
“The serial killer is laughing in the rain”
In Tokyo, Japan, several grotesque murders take place on rainy days. Detective Sawamura, who is in charge of the case, soon discovers that his own family is connected to the crimes.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Museum. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From WOWOW FILMS
Drama + Thriller in Japan
142 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Museum itself).
The 2015–2017 Japan Window
In the crowded 2015-2017 Japan release window, Museum sits at #444 of 588. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 213 titles released, including Museum. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (1769 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 212 other Japan films in 2016.
The 3456th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
67 audience reviews — more than 69% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (69th percentile) outruns trending popularity (40th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Museum, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- co-workers relationship · 9
- family secrets · 6
- japan · 454
- japan · 454
- based on manga · 297
- tokyo · 78
- husband wife relationship · 46
- serial killer · 42
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,275 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (28th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,437 of 1,933 (top 74%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | WOWOW FILMS |
| Runtime | 2h 12m |
| Release Date | November 12, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt5227140 |