Japan Synopsis
“The best way to punish a slumlord is to make him a tenant.”
Louie Kritski is a heartless landlord who has been so negligent in keeping up his ghetto apartment that he is threatened with jail time. The judge gives him another option — he must live in his rat-infested hell hole until he brings it up to liveable standards.
The 1990–1992 Japan Window
107 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Super sits at position #83.
#1Chibi Maruko-chan
★ 9.0 · 1990
#2Yu Yu Hakusho
★ 8.6 · 1992
#3Tokyo Love Story
★ 8.6 · 1991
#4Sailor Moon
★ 8.4 · 1992
#5Moomin
★ 8.4 · 1990
#6Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
★ 8.2 · 1991
#7Ranma ½: The Movie 2 — The Battle of Togenkyo: Rescue the Brides!
★ 8.1 · 1992
#8Ziggy: Soreyuke! R&R Band
★ 8.1 · 1991
Other Titles From JVC
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Super premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 24m runtime, production spent $262K per minute on screen and earned $131K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,911 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 Comedy productions specifically: #1,245 of 1,411 (top 88%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Spanish |
| Production Companies | JVC, Largo Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 24m |
| Release Date | October 4, 1991 |
| IMDb | tt0103007 |