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.
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 2003–2005 Japan Window
In the crowded 2003-2005 Japan release window, The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things sits at #233 of 298. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things premiered alongside 95 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 38m runtime, production spent $755 per minute on screen and earned $2K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 95 other Japan films in 2004.
The 1625th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
139 audience reviews — more than 81% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (81th percentile) outruns trending popularity (66th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- psychologist · 5
- alcohol · 4
- autobiography · 4
- fanatic · 2
- pedophile · 2
- stripper · 1
- religion · 25
- drugs · 24
- based on short story · 20
- fire · 15
- dancer · 7
- woman director · 246
- police · 105
- rape · 64
- prostitute · 39
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 |