Tokyo Gore Police
2008 1h 50m movie Film Japan

Tokyo Gore Police

東京残酷警察

“Tokyo Is Burning.”

Synopsis

東京残酷警察

“Tokyo Is Burning.”

In future Tokyo, a young woman in the privatized police force tracks down her father's killer while battling against mutant rebels known as engineers.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Tokyo Gore Police. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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Adventure + Horror in Japan

15 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Adventure and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Tokyo Gore Police itself).

The 2007–2009 Japan Window

In the crowded 2007-2009 Japan release window, Tokyo Gore Police sits at #298 of 362. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. 25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert
    #1

    25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert

    ★ 9.3 · 2008
  2. Operation Love
    #2

    Operation Love

    ★ 8.8 · 2007
  3. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
    #3

    Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

    ★ 8.7 · 2009
  4. Naruto Shippūden
    #4

    Naruto Shippūden

    ★ 8.6 · 2007
  5. To Love-Ru
    #5

    To Love-Ru

    ★ 8.5 · 2008
  6. Jin
    #6

    Jin

    ★ 8.5 · 2009
  7. Clannad
    #7

    Clannad

    ★ 8.4 · 2007
  8. Vampire Knight
    #8

    Vampire Knight

    ★ 8.4 · 2008

The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Tokyo Gore Police premiered alongside 124 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 124 other Japan films in 2008.

The 2119th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

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

Audience Engagement

275
Reviews
89th
Review-volume percentile
70th
Popularity percentile

275 audience reviews — more than 89% of Japan films in our index.

Review volume (89th percentile) outruns trending popularity (70th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Tokyo Gore Police, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • police chief · 4
  • engineer · 4
  • engineering · 3
  • crooked cops · 2
  • head wound · 1
  • wounds to weapons · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • mutant · 15
  • blood splatter · 11
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • revenge · 210
  • remake · 101
  • cyberpunk · 48

Reception Benchmarks

5.9
TMDB Rating
275
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,900 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 Adventure productions specifically: #1,125 of 1,216 (top 93%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
All Production CountriesJapan, United States of America
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesNikkatsu Corporation, Fever Dreams
Runtime1h 50m
Release DateOctober 3, 2008
IMDbtt1183732
Official Sitewww.tokyogorepolice.com

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