Japan Synopsis
屍者の帝国
“The dead will inherit the Earth.”
The story takes place in 19th century Europe, and revolves around John Watson. He is scouted by the government to become a secret agent. However, Watson lives in a world where "Frankensteins"—human corpses that are re-purposed with a false soul in order to use them as laborers—are used to improve industrial development.
The 2014–2016 Japan Window
581 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Empire of Corpses sits at position #495.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Empire of Corpses. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From WIT STUDIO
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Empire of Corpses premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,807 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (17th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.9 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,261 of 2,532 (top 89%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | WIT STUDIO, Studio Lagurus |
| Runtime | 2h 0m |
| Release Date | October 2, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt4235644 |
| Official Site | project-itoh.com |