Japan Synopsis
感染列島
ER doctor Tsuyoshi Matsuoka receives a patient with a virus unlike anything he's seen before. His symptoms include high fever, convulsions, vomiting of blood and multiple organ failure. Could this be a new form of influenza or is it some other variety of virus? As the situation worsens and more cases begin arriving, a medical officer from the World Health Organization named Eiko Kobayashi is dispatched to the area. At the rate the virus is spreading, the entire city’s transportation system and infrastructure would be brought to a halt within 3 months. Within 6 months it could spread to tens of millions of people–reaching a death toll far worse than any war.
The 2008–2010 Japan Window
386 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Pandemic sits at position #257.
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The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Pandemic premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,390 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (26th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,314 of 1,714 (top 77%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO, TBS, Twins Japan |
| Runtime | 2h 18m |
| Release Date | January 17, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1185654 |
| Official Site | www.kansen-rettou.jp |