Ronin-gai
1990 1h 57m movie Film Japan

Ronin-gai

浪人街

Synopsis

浪人街

Near the end of Japanese civil war, several disgraced ronin living in Edo's red light district attempt to regain their honor by defending a brothel from a hostile militia bent on wiping out local prostitutes.

The 1989–1991 Japan Window

114 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Ronin-gai sits at position #98.

  1. Chibi Maruko-chan
    #1

    Chibi Maruko-chan

    ★ 9.0 · 1990

  2. Ranma ½
    #2

    Ranma ½

    ★ 8.6 · 1989

  3. Tokyo Love Story
    #3

    Tokyo Love Story

    ★ 8.6 · 1991

  4. Moomin
    #4

    Moomin

    ★ 8.4 · 1990

  5. Dragon Ball Z
    #5

    Dragon Ball Z

    ★ 8.3 · 1989

  6. Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
    #6

    Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai

    ★ 8.2 · 1991

  7. Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
    #7

    Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

    ★ 8.2 · 1989

  8. Ziggy: Soreyuke! R&R Band
    #8

    Ziggy: Soreyuke! R&R Band

    ★ 8.1 · 1991

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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

Other Titles From Nippon Television Network Corporation

The 1990s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ronin-gai premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

5.8
TMDB Rating
12
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #4,060 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (11th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.1 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan History productions specifically: #95 of 100 (top 95%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Nippon Television Network Corporation, Shochiku
Runtime 1h 57m
Release Date August 18, 1990
IMDb tt0308827

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