Japan Synopsis
“Behind the greatest hoax of our time is the heartbreaking story that started it all.”
Young Jeremiah lives in a stable environment with loving foster parents until the day his troubled mother, Sarah, returns to claim him. Jeremiah becomes swept up in his mother's dangerous world of drugs, seedy hotels, strip joints and revolving lovers. Salvation comes in the form of the boy's ultrareligious grandparents, but soon Jeremiah's mother returns. Maternal love binds the pair together on the road until Sarah's desperate and depraved lifestyle finally consumes her.
The 2003–2005 Japan Window
298 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things sits at position #233.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 38m runtime, production spent $755 per minute on screen and earned $2K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,909 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (15th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.0 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,713 of 1,933 (top 89%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | United States of America, United Kingdom, France, Japan |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Above All Things Inc, Artist Film, Metro Tartan Distribution Ltd., Minerva Picture Company Ltd., Wild Bunch |
| Runtime | 1h 38m |
| Release Date | September 15, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0368774 |