Occult
2009 1h 50m movie Film Japan

Occult

オカルト

Synopsis

オカルト

Koji Shiraishi is interested in an indiscriminate attack at a sightseeing resort. He interviews the survivors and starts investigating the strange events that have been happening to them.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Occult. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Horror + Mystery in Japan

60 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Mystery genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Occult itself).

The 2008–2010 Japan Window

Occult holds position #247 of 386 Japan films in the 2008–2010 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Cobra the Animation
    #1

    Cobra the Animation

    ★ 9.4 · 2010
  2. 25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert
    #2

    25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert

    ★ 9.3 · 2008
  3. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
    #3

    Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

    ★ 8.7 · 2009
  4. Mother
    #4

    Mother

    ★ 8.7 · 2010
  5. Maid Sama!
    #5

    Maid Sama!

    ★ 8.6 · 2010
  6. To Love-Ru
    #6

    To Love-Ru

    ★ 8.5 · 2008
  7. The Tatami Galaxy
    #7

    The Tatami Galaxy

    ★ 8.5 · 2010
  8. Jin
    #8

    Jin

    ★ 8.5 · 2009

The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Occult premiered alongside 123 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 123 other Japan films in 2009.

The 2168th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

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

Audience Engagement

38
Reviews
58th
Review-volume percentile
29th
Popularity percentile

38 audience reviews — more than 58% of Japan films in our index.

Review volume (58th percentile) outruns trending popularity (29th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Occult, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • portal · 4
  • alternate dimension · 3
  • killing spree · 3
  • occult · 2
  • stabbing · 1
  • investigate · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • found footage · 22
  • killer · 20
  • mockumentary · 12

Reception Benchmarks

6.4
TMDB Rating
38
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,298 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 Horror productions specifically: #128 of 391 (top 33%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesImage Rings, CREATIVE AXA Co., Ltd.
Runtime1h 50m
Release DateFebruary 28, 2009
IMDbtt1395135