Japan Synopsis
Three American tourists follow a mysterious map deep into the jungles of Japan searching for an ancient temple. When spirits entrap them, their adventure quickly becomes a horrific nightmare.
The 2016–2018 Japan Window
In the crowded 2016-2018 Japan release window, Temple sits at #602 of 602. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
#1The Relative Worlds
★ 9.1 · 2017
#2Sonic Mania Adventures
★ 9.0 · 2018
#3My Korean Teacher
★ 8.8 · 2016
#4My Hero Academia
★ 8.7 · 2016
#5DARLING in the FRANXX
★ 8.6 · 2018
#6KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!
★ 8.6 · 2016
#7Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
★ 8.6 · 2018
#8Mob Psycho 100
★ 8.6 · 2016
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Temple premiered alongside 193 others.
History + Horror in Japan
4 Japan titles in our catalog blend the History and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Temple itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 193 other Japan films in 2017.
The 3609th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
166 audience reviews — more than 83% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (83th percentile) outruns trending popularity (37th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Temple, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- tourist · 3
- american tourist · 2
- travel · 21
- temple · 9
- evil spirit · 9
- japan · 454
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,562 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (0th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -3.0 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan History productions specifically: #100 of 100 (top 100%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toneplus Animation Studios, Absurda, Hooked Digital Media, Hemisphere Motion Picture Partners |
| Runtime | 1h 18m |
| Release Date | September 1, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt4898730 |