Japan Synopsis
A university student is kidnapped by young men in a car. No ransom is asked as the men are just bored roving thugs who have nothing better to do nor do they have any specific mission or purpose. Fascinated by the men's close bonds, the abused student slowly turns from victim to accomplice.
The 1999–2001 Japan Window
205 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. 19 sits at position #156.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with 19. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From GAGA Corporation
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when 19 premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,772 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (18th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,667 of 1,933 (top 86%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | GAGA Corporation |
| Runtime | 1h 23m |
| Release Date | July 14, 2000 |
| IMDb | tt0262196 |
| Official Site | www.19-der-film.de |