Japan Synopsis
恐怖
“Something has gone very wrong.”
Dr. Hattori and her husband watch footage of brain surgery experiments with Manchurian, Russian and Japanese guinea pigs that had been found in the basement of a wrecked hospital. Out of the blue, there is a white light and when they look back, they see they children Ota Miyuki and Kaori staring at the light. Years later, Miyuki vanishes from the Tama Medical University Hospital and her sister Kaori, Miyuki's boyfriend Motojima and detective Hirasawa are seeking her. However, Miyuki and the teenagers Kazochi, Takumi, Hattori and Rieko have been submitted to a nightmarish experiment by Dr. Hattori and her team with tragic results.
The 2009–2011 Japan Window
400 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Sylvian Experiments sits at position #373.
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The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Sylvian Experiments premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,370 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (5th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.7 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #311 of 391 (top 80%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Entertainment Farm, Cell, Geneon Universal Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 34m |
| Release Date | July 10, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1634022 |