Japan Synopsis
迷宮物語
“It's not just a city… It's a state of mind.”
A trilogy of separate stories. In "Labyrinth labyrinthos", a girl and her cat enter a strange world. In "Running Man", a racer takes on the ultimate opponent. In "Construction Cancellation Order", a man must shut down worker robots.
The 1988–1990 Japan Window
110 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Neo Tokyo sits at position #65.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Neo Tokyo. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Neo Tokyo premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,929 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (36th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Science Fiction productions specifically: #278 of 566 (top 49%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Project Team Argos, Madhouse, Magic Capsule, Kadokawa Shoten, KADOKAWA |
| Runtime | 50m |
| Release Date | April 15, 1989 |
| IMDb | tt0185481 |