Japan Synopsis
H.P. Lovecraft anthology is divided into four segments: "The Library" which is the wraparound segment involving Lovecraft's research into the Book of The Dead and his unwitting release of a monster and his writing of the following horror segments "The Drowned", "The Cold", and "Whispers".
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The 1992–1994 Japan Window
In the crowded 1992-1994 Japan release window, Necronomicon sits at #95 of 112. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
#1Furuhata Ninzaburo
★ 8.8 · 1994
#2Slam Dunk
★ 8.6 · 1993
#3Yu Yu Hakusho
★ 8.6 · 1992
#4Magic Knight Rayearth
★ 8.5 · 1994
#5Sailor Moon
★ 8.4 · 1992
#6Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
★ 8.3 · 1993
#7Ranma ½: The Movie 2 — The Battle of Togenkyo: Rescue the Brides!
★ 8.1 · 1992
#8Sailor Moon R: The Movie
★ 7.9 · 1993
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Necronomicon premiered alongside 34 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 34 other Japan films in 1993.
The 939th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
142 audience reviews — more than 81% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (81th percentile) outruns trending popularity (66th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Necronomicon, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- basement · 3
- immortal · 3
- motel · 2
- necronomicon · 2
- anthology · 30
- serial killer · 42
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,908 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (15th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.0 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #212 of 391 (top 54%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, German |
| Production Companies | Davis Films, Pioneer LDC, Ozla Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Release Date | November 1, 1993 |
| IMDb | tt0107664 |