Scarecrow
2001 1h 26m movie Film Japan

Scarecrow

案山子

Synopsis

案山子

The search for her vanished brother Tsuyoshi leads Kaoru to the lonesome village Kozukata in the Japanese back-land. The locals react repelling to her, which the exception of the Chinese girl Sally. As her car breaks down Kaoru is trapped in the village; will she have to repay for something she has done in the past?

The 2000–2002 Japan Window

226 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Scarecrow sits at position #215.

  1. Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger
    #1

    Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger

    ★ 9.0 · 2002

  2. My Family
    #2

    My Family

    ★ 9.0 · 2002

  3. Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger
    #3

    Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger

    ★ 8.9 · 2001

  4. InuYasha
    #4

    InuYasha

    ★ 8.6 · 2000

  5. Fighting Spirit
    #5

    Fighting Spirit

    ★ 8.6 · 2000

  6. Shaman King
    #6

    Shaman King

    ★ 8.6 · 2001

  7. Digimon Tamers
    #7

    Digimon Tamers

    ★ 8.6 · 2001

  8. Leave it to Kero!
    #8

    Leave it to Kero!

    ★ 8.6 · 2000

The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Scarecrow premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

5.1
TMDB Rating
17
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #4,401 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (4th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.8 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #316 of 391 (top 81%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Runtime 1h 26m
Release Date September 13, 2001
IMDb tt0296032

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