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?”
The 2012–2014 Japan Window
530 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Brain Man sits at position #399.
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The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Brain Man premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
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 |