Japan Synopsis
パラサイト・イヴ
“It's not a virus… it's evolution.”
Toshiaki Nagashima is a biologist who is doing major research on mitochondria. When his beautiful young wife is tragically involved in a car accident which leaves her brain dead, in desperation he steals her liver from her body in order to recieve the mitochondria from it to resurrect his wife from the dead. The killer mitochondria takes the form of his assistant.
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The 1996–1998 Japan Window
In the crowded 1996-1998 Japan release window, Parasite Eve sits at #128 of 144. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Parasite Eve premiered alongside 38 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 38 other Japan films in 1997.
The 1090th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
21 audience reviews — more than 38% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 17th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,107 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (10th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Romance productions specifically: #353 of 406 (top 87%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Robot Communications, Fuji Television Network, Kadokawa Shoten |
| Runtime | 2h 0m |
| Release Date | February 1, 1997 |
| IMDb | tt0119860 |