Japan Synopsis
孤狼の血
Set in 1988 in Hiroshima, Japan, prior to the enactment of the anti-organized crime law. A rumor exists that Detective Shogo Ogami has ties with the yakuza. He is partnered with Detective Shuichi Hioka and they investigate a missing person case involving a financial company employee. Conflicts between opposing yakuza groups become more serious.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Blood of Wolves. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Toei Company
Crime + Thriller in Japan
92 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Blood of Wolves itself).
The 2017–2019 Japan Window
The Blood of Wolves holds position #352 of 569 Japan films in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
#1The Relative Worlds
★ 9.1 · 2017
#2Sonic Mania Adventures
★ 9.0 · 2018
#3Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D
★ 8.9 · 2019
#4Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
★ 8.7 · 2019
#5DARLING in the FRANXX
★ 8.6 · 2018
#6Dr. STONE
★ 8.6 · 2019
#7The Rising of the Shield Hero
★ 8.6 · 2019
#8Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
★ 8.6 · 2018
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Blood of Wolves premiered alongside 194 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 194 other Japan films in 2018.
The 3753rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
29 audience reviews — more than 49% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 34th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Blood of Wolves, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- justice · 5
- incident · 4
- conflict · 3
- pride · 3
- corruption · 29
- hiroshima · 11
- violence · 9
- japan · 454
- police · 105
- yakuza · 93
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,374 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (48th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Crime productions specifically: #171 of 402 (top 43%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Company |
| Runtime | 2h 6m |
| Release Date | May 12, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt6622902 |
| Official Site | www.korou.jp |