Japan Synopsis
“Between the earth and the sky lies the sheer face of adventure.”
They call it the savage mountain. 27 people have perished trying to reach the summit on K2, the world's second highest peak. A U.S. climbing team, funded by millionaire Clairborne is determined to conquer K2.
Thriller + Action in Japan
123 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Thriller and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding K2 itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with K2. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1990–1992 Japan Window
In the crowded 1990-1992 Japan release window, K2 sits at #91 of 107. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when K2 premiered alongside 36 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 36 other Japan films in 1991.
The 866th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
114 audience reviews — more than 78% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (78th percentile) outruns trending popularity (50th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on K2, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- climbing · 4
- mountain climbing · 4
- k2 · 1
- based on play or musical · 16
- mountain · 11
- pakistan · 9
- himalaya mountain range · 6
- based on true story · 98
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,144 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (9th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Thriller productions specifically: #266 of 324 (top 82%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Majestic Films International, Trans Pacific Films |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | October 9, 1991 |
| IMDb | tt0102178 |