Rage
2016 2h 22m movie Film Japan

Rage

怒り

Synopsis

怒り

A man brutally murders a married couple and leaves the word “ikari” (“rage”) written with their blood. The killer undergoes plastic surgery and flees. At three different locations in Japan, a male stranger appears. People suspect that the stranger might be the murderer.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Rage. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Toho Pictures

Mystery + Drama in Japan

208 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Mystery and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Rage itself).

The 2015–2017 Japan Window

Rage holds position #373 of 588 Japan films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. The Relative Worlds
    #1

    The Relative Worlds

    ★ 9.1 · 2017
  2. My Korean Teacher
    #2

    My Korean Teacher

    ★ 8.8 · 2016
  3. My Hero Academia
    #3

    My Hero Academia

    ★ 8.7 · 2016
  4. KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!
    #4

    KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!

    ★ 8.6 · 2016
  5. Mob Psycho 100
    #5

    Mob Psycho 100

    ★ 8.6 · 2016
  6. Yuri!!! on Ice
    #6

    Yuri!!! on Ice

    ★ 8.6 · 2016
  7. SCHOOL-LIVE!
    #7

    SCHOOL-LIVE!

    ★ 8.6 · 2015
  8. Castle Town Dandelion
    #8

    Castle Town Dandelion

    ★ 8.6 · 2015

The 2010s Japan Landscape

2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 213 titles released, including Rage. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (1769 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 212 other Japan films in 2016.

The 3409th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

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

Audience Engagement

63
Reviews
68th
Review-volume percentile
44th
Popularity percentile

63 audience reviews — more than 68% of Japan films in our index.

Review volume (68th percentile) outruns trending popularity (44th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Rage, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • okinawa · 5
  • murder suspect · 5
  • deserted island · 1
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • japan · 454
  • japan · 454
  • tokyo · 78
  • boys' love (bl) · 69
  • gay theme · 67

Reception Benchmarks

6.7
TMDB Rating
63
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,742 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (40th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Mystery productions specifically: #264 of 426 (top 62%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, Japanese
Production CompaniesToho Pictures, Chunichi Shimbun, Chûôkôron Shinsha, dentsu, GYAO
Runtime2h 22m
Release DateSeptember 17, 2016
IMDbtt4384088