Japan Synopsis
立喰師列伝
“Eating on the street without paying. The artistry of the Fast Food Grifters. So much is in the dark and left unsaid.”
Tachigui retells Japan's history from 1945 to 21st century through the feats of self-proclaimed dine and dash professionals – the Fast Food Grifters are the phantoms that rise and fall with the shifting diet-styles. They are the dissenting heroes who carved their names on the dark side of dietary culture with their glare. Now their legend revives, strong as ever…
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Animation + Drama in Japan
730 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters itself).
The 2005–2007 Japan Window
In the crowded 2005-2007 Japan release window, Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters sits at #291 of 364. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
2006 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 134 titles released, including Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (1020 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 133 other Japan films in 2006.
The 1817th 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 12th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,787 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (17th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,258 of 2,532 (top 89%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Production I.G |
| Runtime | 1h 44m |
| Release Date | April 8, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt0480586 |
| Official Site | www.productionig.com |