Japan Synopsis
“Every warrior has a beginning.”
After saving the life of their heir apparent, tenacious loner Snake Eyes is welcomed into an ancient Japanese clan called the Arashikage where he is taught the ways of the ninja warrior. But, when secrets from his past are revealed, Snake Eyes' honor and allegiance will be tested – even if that means losing the trust of those closest to him.
Audience Engagement
1,397 audience reviews — more than 98% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 95th percentile among Japan films.
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The 2020–2022 Japan Window
In the crowded 2020-2022 Japan release window, Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins sits at #364 of 452. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2020s Japan Landscape
2021 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 170 titles released, including Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (539 total).
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 1m runtime, production spent $727K per minute on screen and earned $305K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 169 other Japan films in 2021.
The 4310th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- based on toy · 4
- spin off · 4
- female fighter · 3
- female warrior · 3
- based on cartoon · 2
- origin of hero · 2
- gi joe · 1
- action hero · 25
- prequel · 18
- based on tv series · 37
- ninja · 36
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,066 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (33rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,202 of 1,714 (top 70%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Canada, Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Arabic, Italian, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Paramount, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, di Bonaventura Pictures, Entertainment One, Skydance |
| Runtime | 2h 1m |
| Release Date | July 22, 2021 |
| IMDb | tt8404256 |
| Official Site | www.snakeeyesmovie.com |