Japan Synopsis
“In the 21st Century, it's gonna take one man and his blades to save the world from another man…and HIS blades.”
Griffin, a rollerblader in the not so distant future of an economically wrecked Los Angeles, races against time to save both his younger brother and the city from the fate dealt out by the fascist rollerblading street gang, the Rollerboys.
The 1990–1992 Japan Window
107 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Prayer of the Rollerboys sits at position #85.
#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
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Prayer of the Rollerboys premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,015 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (12th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.1 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Science Fiction productions specifically: #451 of 566 (top 80%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Academy Entertainment, Fox Lorber Features, JVC, TV Tokyo, GAGA Communications |
| Runtime | 1h 35m |
| Release Date | March 21, 1991 |
| IMDb | tt0102703 |