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.
The 1980–1982 Japan Window
67 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Shuffle sits at position #14.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Shuffle premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
7.5
TMDB Rating
10
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier
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 |