Japan Synopsis
“100% Pure Adrenaline!”
In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I. sends young agent Johnny Utah to the beach undercover to mix with the surfers and gather information.
The 1990–1992 Japan Window
107 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Point Break sits at position #27.
#1Chibi Maruko-chan
★ 9.0 · 1990
#2Yu Yu Hakusho
★ 8.6 · 1992
#3Tokyo Love Story
★ 8.6 · 1991
#4Sailor Moon
★ 8.4 · 1992
#5Moomin
★ 8.4 · 1990
#6Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
★ 8.2 · 1991
#7Ranma ½: The Movie 2 — The Battle of Togenkyo: Rescue the Brides!
★ 8.1 · 1992
#8Ziggy: Soreyuke! R&R Band
★ 8.1 · 1991
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Point Break. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Largo Entertainment
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Point Break premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 2m runtime, production spent $197K per minute on screen and earned $685K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,909 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (58th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #787 of 1,714 (top 46%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Largo Entertainment, JVC |
| Runtime | 2h 2m |
| Release Date | January 31, 1991 |
| IMDb | tt0102685 |