Japan Synopsis
口裂け女2
“A classic horror thriller not to be missed!”
Three sisters grow up on a chicken farm in a small town in Gifu. The oldest sister, Yukie Sawada, is engaged to be married, the middle sister, Sachiko works at a beauty salon and the youngest, Mayu, is on the track team in high school. Their happy, carefree lives are changed forever when Yukie's ex-boyfriend Suzuki commits an atrocious crime. Half-crazed and bent on revenge against the Sawada family, Suzuki mistakes Mayu for Yukie and pours acid all over her face. Overwhelmed by physical and psychological trauma, Mayu sinks deeper into depression and isolation, unresponsive to her sisters encouragement. Meanwhile, chilling news of a serial murderer, who preys on the alumni of Mayu's high school, sends shockwaves through their small town…
Horror + Drama in Japan
76 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Scissors Massacre itself).
The 2007–2009 Japan Window
In the crowded 2007-2009 Japan release window, The Scissors Massacre sits at #328 of 362. 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 Scissors Massacre premiered alongside 124 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 124 other Japan films in 2008.
The 2045th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
17 audience reviews — more than 30% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 21th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Scissors Massacre, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- disfigured face · 2
- face operation · 1
- deformed face · 1
- prequel · 18
- japan · 454
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,230 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (8th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #274 of 391 (top 70%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Earl Grey Film, KADOKAWA, Jolly Roger |
| Runtime | 1h 38m |
| Release Date | March 22, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt1192612 |