The Snow White Murder Case
2014 2h 6m movie Film Japan

The Snow White Murder Case

白ゆき姫殺人事件

Synopsis

白ゆき姫殺人事件

Beautiful Noriko Miki works at a cosmetic company. One day, Noriko is murdered. People begin to suspect her co-worker Miki Shirono might have killed her. Television begins to cover her story. A TV show interviews Miki Shirono's colleagues, family, people from her hometown. Rumors turn into fear. Is she a wicked a woman?

Other Titles From Shochiku

Drama + Mystery in Japan

208 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Mystery genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Snow White Murder Case itself).

The 2013–2015 Japan Window

In the crowded 2013-2015 Japan release window, The Snow White Murder Case sits at #405 of 546. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Attack on Titan
    #1

    Attack on Titan

    ★ 8.7 · 2013
  2. Haikyu!!
    #2

    Haikyu!!

    ★ 8.6 · 2014
  3. Your Lie in April
    #3

    Your Lie in April

    ★ 8.6 · 2014
  4. Golden Time
    #4

    Golden Time

    ★ 8.6 · 2013
  5. SCHOOL-LIVE!
    #5

    SCHOOL-LIVE!

    ★ 8.6 · 2015
  6. Castle Town Dandelion
    #6

    Castle Town Dandelion

    ★ 8.6 · 2015
  7. SCANDAL Documentary film HELLO WORLD
    #7

    SCANDAL Documentary film HELLO WORLD

    ★ 8.6 · 2015
  8. The Seven Deadly Sins
    #8

    The Seven Deadly Sins

    ★ 8.5 · 2014

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Snow White Murder Case premiered alongside 186 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 186 other Japan films in 2014.

The 2933rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

53
Reviews
65th
Review-volume percentile
37th
Popularity percentile

53 audience reviews — more than 65% of Japan films in our index.

Review volume (65th percentile) outruns trending popularity (37th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Reception Benchmarks

6.3
TMDB Rating
53
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,444 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 Drama productions specifically: #1,521 of 1,933 (top 79%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesShochiku
Runtime2h 6m
Release DateMarch 29, 2014
IMDbtt3096712