Prisoners of the Ghostland
2021 1h 43m movie Film Japan

Prisoners of the Ghostland

“The granddaughter of the world's greatest leader is a hostage in the most dangerous place on Earth. Now only the deadliest man alive can save her.”

Synopsis

“The granddaughter of the world's greatest leader is a hostage in the most dangerous place on Earth. Now only the deadliest man alive can save her.”

In the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town, a ruthless bank robber is sprung from jail by wealthy warlord The Governor, whose adopted granddaughter Bernice has gone missing. The Governor offers the prisoner his freedom in exchange for retrieving the runaway. Strapped into a leather suit that will self-destruct within five days, the bandit sets off on a journey to find the young woman—and his own path to redemption.

Audience Engagement

476
Reviews
93rd
Review-volume percentile
80th
Popularity percentile

476 audience reviews — more than 93% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 80th percentile among Japan films.

Action + Fantasy in Japan

735 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Prisoners of the Ghostland itself).

The 2020–2022 Japan Window

In the crowded 2020-2022 Japan release window, Prisoners of the Ghostland sits at #444 of 452. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Revue Starlight: The Movie
    #1

    Revue Starlight: The Movie

    ★ 8.8 · 2021
  2. Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger
    #2

    Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger

    ★ 8.8 · 2021
  3. Romantic Killer
    #3

    Romantic Killer

    ★ 8.7 · 2022
  4. Police in a Pod
    #4

    Police in a Pod

    ★ 8.7 · 2021
  5. Jujutsu Kaisen
    #5

    Jujutsu Kaisen

    ★ 8.6 · 2020
  6. SPY x FAMILY
    #6

    SPY x FAMILY

    ★ 8.6 · 2022
  7. Chainsaw Man
    #7

    Chainsaw Man

    ★ 8.6 · 2022
  8. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
    #8

    Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

    ★ 8.6 · 2022

The 2020s Japan Landscape

2021 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 170 titles released, including Prisoners of the Ghostland. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (539 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 169 other Japan films in 2021.

The 4322nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Reception Benchmarks

5.2
TMDB Rating
476
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #4,353 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (5th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.7 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,650 of 1,714 (top 96%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
All Production CountriesJapan, United States of America
Original LanguageEn
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, French, Japanese, Mandarin
Production CompaniesELEVEN ARTS Studios, Untitled Entertainment, XYZ Films, Patriot Pictures, Boos Boos Bang Bang
Runtime1h 43m
Release DateAugust 31, 2021
IMDbtt6372694
Official Siteus.rljentertainment.com

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