The Day of Destruction
2020 57m movie Film Japan

The Day of Destruction

破壊の日

Synopsis

破壊の日

Seven years ago, a mysterious monster was found deep in a rural coal mine. Since then, rumors of a plague spread through the small town, and people experience an unexplainable mental illness. A young Shugendo practitioner goes missing only to resurface transformed, intent on exorcising the world from the monsters haunting it.

The 2019–2021 Japan Window

500 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Day of Destruction sits at position #481.

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    #2

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    ★ 8.8 · 2021

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    #3

    Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger

    ★ 8.8 · 2021

  4. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
    #4

    Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

    ★ 8.7 · 2019

  5. Police in a Pod
    #5

    Police in a Pod

    ★ 8.7 · 2021

  6. Jujutsu Kaisen
    #6

    Jujutsu Kaisen

    ★ 8.6 · 2020

  7. Dr. STONE
    #7

    Dr. STONE

    ★ 8.6 · 2019

  8. The Rising of the Shield Hero
    #8

    The Rising of the Shield Hero

    ★ 8.6 · 2019

The 2020s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Day of Destruction premiered. 539 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

5.5
TMDB Rating
11
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #4,250 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (7th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,837 of 1,933 (top 95%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Second Sight
Runtime 57m
Release Date July 24, 2020
IMDb tt12765462

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