Japan Synopsis
脳男
A seemingly random series of bombings in a provincial city. The latest target is a public bus route. Detective Chaya chased terrorists and arrested a mysterious man with keen intelligence and physical power. The psychologist in charge of evaluating him is Dr. Mariko. After the psychiatric examination, she puts toward a hypothesis – “Is it possible he was born without emotions?”
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Mystery + Action in Japan
101 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Mystery and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Brain Man itself).
The 2012–2014 Japan Window
In the crowded 2012-2014 Japan release window, The Brain Man sits at #399 of 530. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Brain Man premiered alongside 177 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 177 other Japan films in 2013.
The 2733rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
41 audience reviews — more than 59% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (59th percentile) outruns trending popularity (32th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Brain Man, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- graphic violence · 5
- dark fiction · 2
- neurosurgeon · 1
- girls love · 24
- psychological · 6
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,451 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (25th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Mystery productions specifically: #331 of 426 (top 78%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Nikkatsu Corporation, Django Films, Kodansha |
| Runtime | 2h 3m |
| Release Date | February 9, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt2208020 |