Twilight Q
1987 1h 0m movie Film Japan

Twilight Q

Synopsis

Part 1: "Time Knot: Reflection" Written by Kazunori Itô, directed by Tomomi Mochizuki. Mayu finds a camera floating in the ocean while on vacation. A very unusual camera. The film, mostly intact, reveals a picture of herself with a man she has never seen before. But that isn't the unusual part. This camera hasn't been made yet, and won't be made for another two years. Soon, Mayu finds herself swinging uncontrollably back and forth through time like a pendulum. Part 2: "Mystery Article File 538" Written and directed by Mamoru Oshii. This episode follows a down-on-his-luck detective who accepts the first case to come his way: Surveillance of a man and a little girl. But who are they? And why do airplanes that fly over them turn into giant imperial carp? An investigator's normal methods don't apply when reality itself no longer applies.

Other Titles From Studio Deen

Animation + Crime in Japan

125 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Twilight Q itself).

The 1986–1988 Japan Window

In the crowded 1986-1988 Japan release window, Twilight Q sits at #82 of 99. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
    #1

    Legend of the Galactic Heroes

    ★ 9.0 · 1988
  2. The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye
    #2

    The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye

    ★ 8.6 · 1986
  3. Silver Fang
    #3

    Silver Fang

    ★ 8.6 · 1986
  4. Grave of the Fireflies
    #4

    Grave of the Fireflies

    ★ 8.5 · 1988
  5. Saint Seiya
    #5

    Saint Seiya

    ★ 8.5 · 1986
  6. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
    #6

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    ★ 8.3 · 1986
  7. Dragon Ball
    #7

    Dragon Ball

    ★ 8.2 · 1986
  8. My Neighbor Totoro
    #8

    My Neighbor Totoro

    ★ 8.1 · 1988

The 1980s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Twilight Q premiered alongside 26 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 26 other Japan films in 1987.

The 704th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

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

Audience Engagement

25
Reviews
44th
Review-volume percentile
5th
Popularity percentile

25 audience reviews — more than 44% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 5th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

5.9
TMDB Rating
25
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,929 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (14th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.0 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,308 of 2,532 (top 91%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesStudio Deen
Runtime1h 0m
Release DateFebruary 28, 1987
IMDbtt1262969