Japan Synopsis
“The Green Slime are coming!”
A giant asteroid is heading toward Earth so some astronauts disembark from a nearby space station to blow it up. The mission is successful, and they return to the station unknowingly bringing back a gooey green substance that mutates into one-eyed tentacled monsters that feed off electricity. Soon the station is crawling with them, and people are being zapped left and right!
The 1967–1969 Japan Window
In the crowded 1967-1969 Japan release window, The Green Slime sits at #67 of 68. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1960s in Japan, 202 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Green Slime premiered alongside 20 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 20 other Japan films in 1968.
The 299th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
82 audience reviews — more than 73% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (73th percentile) outruns trending popularity (44th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,392 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (4th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.8 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Science Fiction productions specifically: #520 of 566 (top 92%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Australia, Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Ram Films Inc., Southern Cross Feature Film Company, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | December 19, 1968 |
| IMDb | tt0064393 |