Raining Blood
2014 1h 45m movie Film Japan

Raining Blood

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Synopsis

ライヴ

One day, Naoto receives a package. Inside he finds a book, ‘LIVE’. At the same time, he receives an image on mobile phone of his mother being kidnapped and a call from a mysterious man. “If you don’ t want us to inject the killer virus in your mother, find the hints hidden in the novel and head for the goal in the death race!” Naoto starts running to save his mother with the book in his hand.

Thriller + Comedy in Japan

22 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Thriller and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Raining Blood itself).

The 2013–2015 Japan Window

In the crowded 2013-2015 Japan release window, Raining Blood sits at #508 of 546. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Attack on Titan
    #1

    Attack on Titan

    ★ 8.7 · 2013
  2. Haikyu!!
    #2

    Haikyu!!

    ★ 8.6 · 2014
  3. Your Lie in April
    #3

    Your Lie in April

    ★ 8.6 · 2014
  4. Golden Time
    #4

    Golden Time

    ★ 8.6 · 2013
  5. SCHOOL-LIVE!
    #5

    SCHOOL-LIVE!

    ★ 8.6 · 2015
  6. Castle Town Dandelion
    #6

    Castle Town Dandelion

    ★ 8.6 · 2015
  7. SCANDAL Documentary film HELLO WORLD
    #7

    SCANDAL Documentary film HELLO WORLD

    ★ 8.6 · 2015
  8. The Seven Deadly Sins
    #8

    The Seven Deadly Sins

    ★ 8.5 · 2014

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Raining Blood premiered alongside 186 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 186 other Japan films in 2014.

The 2968th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

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

Audience Engagement

10
Reviews
6th
Review-volume percentile
11th
Popularity percentile

10 audience reviews — more than 6% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 11th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

5.6
TMDB Rating
10
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #4,196 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (8th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Thriller productions specifically: #268 of 324 (top 83%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesMad Dimension
Runtime1h 45m
Release DateMay 10, 2014
IMDbtt3556584