Japan Synopsis
ヴァーサス
“Witness a battle no one has ever seen.”
A group of ruthless gangsters, an unknown woman and an escaped convict have met, in The Forest of Resurrection, the 444th portal to the other side. Their troubles start when those once killed and buried in the forest come back from the dead.
The 1999–2001 Japan Window
205 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Versus sits at position #149.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Versus. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
4 sharedLone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
★ 7.2 · Japan
3 sharedLone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
★ 7.5 · Japan
3 sharedThe Tale of Zatoichi
★ 7.2 · Japan
3 sharedLone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
★ 7.4 · Japan
3 sharedLone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
★ 7.3 · Japan
3 sharedThe Tale of Zatoichi Continues
★ 6.9 · Japan
Other Titles From KSS
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Versus premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,567 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (22nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.7 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #155 of 391 (top 40%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | KSS, napalm FiLMS, Suplex Inc., WEVCO Produce Company |
| Runtime | 2h 0m |
| Release Date | October 23, 2000 |
| IMDb | tt0275773 |