The Bermuda Depths
1978 1h 37m movie Film Japan

The Bermuda Depths

“It Came Up, Up, Up from the Bermuda Depths”

Synopsis

“It Came Up, Up, Up from the Bermuda Depths”

Scientists pursuing the mysteries of the deep are threatened by a beautiful girl who seems to have returned from the dead and by a prehistoric sea creature that dwells in the deadly Bermuda Triangle.

The 1977–1979 Japan Window

52 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Bermuda Depths sits at position #49.

  1. Future Boy Conan
    #1

    Future Boy Conan

    ★ 8.5 · 1978

  2. The Rose of Versailles
    #2

    The Rose of Versailles

    ★ 8.3 · 1979

  3. Once Upon a Time... Man
    #3

    Once Upon a Time… Man

    ★ 8.3 · 1978

  4. Anne of Green Gables
    #4

    Anne of Green Gables

    ★ 8.3 · 1979

  5. Message from Space: Galactic Wars
    #5

    Message from Space: Galactic Wars

    ★ 8.2 · 1978

  6. Nobody's Boy: Remi
    #6

    Nobody's Boy: Remi

    ★ 8.1 · 1977

  7. Captain Future
    #7

    Captain Future

    ★ 8.0 · 1978

  8. Mobile Suit Gundam
    #8

    Mobile Suit Gundam

    ★ 8.0 · 1979

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with The Bermuda Depths. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Tsuburaya Productions

The 1970s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Bermuda Depths premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

4.9
TMDB Rating
16
Audience Reviews
Polarizing
Critical Tier

Ranked #4,454 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (3rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -2.0 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Science Fiction productions specifically: #533 of 566 (top 94%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
All Production Countries Japan, United States of America
Original Language En
Production Companies Tsuburaya Productions, Rankin/Bass Productions
Runtime 1h 37m
Release Date January 27, 1978
IMDb tt0077223

Themes & Motifs

  • island
  • nightmare
  • turtle
  • bermuda triangle
  • prehistory
  • sea monster
  • sea turtle
  • ghost story
  • kaiju
  • mystical
  • helicopter crash

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