Japan Synopsis
暗黒女子
Set in an academy for daughters of the rich and powerful, this murder mystery involves six girls with a dark secret. Literature club chairman Itsumi Shiraishi, has fallen to her death from the school roof. Rumours soon circulate that one of the members of the literature club is the culprit. New chairman and friend of the victim, Sayuri Sumikawa, holds a meeting and asks each member to recount their whereabouts at the time of Itsumi’s death. Who is telling a lie and what really happened to Itsumi?
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Dark Maidens. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Robot Communications
Mystery + Drama in Japan
208 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Mystery and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Dark Maidens itself).
The 2016–2018 Japan Window
In the crowded 2016-2018 Japan release window, The Dark Maidens sits at #484 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 The Dark Maidens premiered alongside 193 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 193 other Japan films in 2017.
The 3522nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
19 audience reviews — more than 34% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 12th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,350 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (27th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Mystery productions specifically: #322 of 426 (top 76%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Robot Communications, Toei Company, Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 45m |
| Release Date | April 1, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt6064378 |
| Official Site | ankoku-movie.jp |