Japan Synopsis
“How do you stop an assassin who has no identity?”
Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, a psychopathic hitman known only as The Jackal proves an elusive target for the people charged with the task of bringing him down: a deputy FBI director, a Russian MVK Major, and a jailed IRA terrorist who can recognize him.
The 1996–1998 Japan Window
144 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Jackal sits at position #103.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Jackal. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Universal Pictures
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Jackal premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 4m runtime, production spent $484K per minute on screen and earned $1.3M per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,414 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (25th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,322 of 1,714 (top 77%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Canada, France, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Russian |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, Mutual Film Company, Alphaville Films, Tele München Fernseh Produktionsgesellschaft (TMG), UGC PH |
| Runtime | 2h 4m |
| Release Date | November 14, 1997 |
| IMDb | tt0119395 |