Japan Synopsis
“Exterminate all rational thought.”
Blank-faced bug killer Bill Lee and his dead-eyed wife, Joan, like to get high on Bill's pest poisons while lounging with Beat poet pals. After meeting the devilish Dr. Benway, Bill gets a drug made from a centipede. Upon indulging, he accidentally kills Joan, takes orders from his typewriter-turned-cockroach, ends up in a constantly mutating Mediterranean city and learns that his hip friends have published his work — which he doesn't remember writing.
The 1990–1992 Japan Window
107 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Naked Lunch sits at position #31.
#1Chibi Maruko-chan
★ 9.0 · 1990
#2Yu Yu Hakusho
★ 8.6 · 1992
#3Tokyo Love Story
★ 8.6 · 1991
#4Sailor Moon
★ 8.4 · 1992
#5Moomin
★ 8.4 · 1990
#6Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
★ 8.2 · 1991
#7Ranma ½: The Movie 2 — The Battle of Togenkyo: Rescue the Brides!
★ 8.1 · 1992
#8Ziggy: Soreyuke! R&R Band
★ 8.1 · 1991
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Naked Lunch. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Naked Lunch premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 55m runtime, production spent $139K per minute on screen and earned $23K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,081 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (55th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Crime productions specifically: #138 of 402 (top 34%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Canada, Japan, United Kingdom |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | Arabic, English |
| Production Companies | Nippon Film Development and Finance, Film Trustees Ltd., Naked Lunch Productions, Recorded Picture Company, Téléfilm Canada |
| Runtime | 1h 55m |
| Release Date | December 27, 1991 |
| IMDb | tt0102511 |