Japan One Missed Call returned 9.5× its production cost, earning $16.2M against a $1.7M budget — one of the highest-return Japan films in our catalog.
Synopsis
着信アリ
“Death cannot be put on hold…”
People mysteriously start receiving voicemail messages from their future selves, in the form of the sound of them reacting to their own violent deaths, along with the exact date and time of their future death, listed on the message log. The plot thickens as the surviving characters pursue the answers to this mystery which could save their lives.
The 2002–2004 Japan Window
263 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. One Missed Call sits at position #195.
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The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when One Missed Call premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 52m runtime, production spent $15K per minute on screen and earned $145K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,565 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (22nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.7 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #154 of 391 (top 39%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | KADOKAWA, TOHO |
| Runtime | 1h 52m |
| Release Date | November 3, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0366292 |