Japan Synopsis
シャッフル
Hiroshi Kobayashi is on the run from police who would arrest him for the murder of his girlfriend Naomi. At the same time, he wants revenge on the yakuza member Kimura who got her stuck in drugs. The entire film consists of a long hunting-scene.
Crime + Action in Japan
188 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Shuffle itself).
The 1980–1982 Japan Window
Shuffle holds position #14 of 67 Japan films in the 1980–1982 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Shuffle premiered alongside 28 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 28 other Japan films in 1981.
The 569th 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 audience reviews — more than 6% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 1th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,330 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (71st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Crime productions specifically: #63 of 402 (top 16%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Dynamite Productions |
| Runtime | 34m |
| Release Date | December 5, 1981 |
| IMDb | tt0083073 |