Japan Synopsis
劇場版「空の境界」第二章 殺人考察（前）
August 1995: Mikiya first meets Shiki in a white kimono during a snowing day. Later on, at the high school freshmen ceremony, Mikiya sees Shiki in the crowd and chases after her, introducing himself to her. But Shiki hides a big secret: A wave of bizarre murders occur around many loose ends, and no suspects. there are still many questions: Who to believe? Who is the murderer? What is the secret of Shiki? and especially: Who is SHIKI?
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Films and series that share thematic tags with The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder (Part 1). Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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Animation + Action in Japan
1178 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder (Part 1) itself).
The 2006–2008 Japan Window
The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder (Part 1) holds position #197 of 372 Japan films in the 2006–2008 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder (Part 1) premiered alongside 112 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 112 other Japan films in 2007.
The 2022nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
84 audience reviews — more than 73% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (73th percentile) outruns trending popularity (40th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,518 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,672 of 2,532 (top 66%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | ufotable, Aniplex, Kodansha, TYPE-MOON |
| Runtime | 1h 0m |
| Release Date | December 29, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt1155651 |