Japan Synopsis
湾岸ミッドナイト THE MOVIE
After losing a street race to Tatsuya Shima's legendary "Blackbird" Porsche 911 Turbo, high school student Akio Asakura purchases a heavily-modified first-generation Datsun S30 Fairlady Z from a junkyard. The car has a dark history of accidents, leading some to believe it's cursed; hence its nickname "Devil Z." Akio also discovers that the Z's first owner shared his first and last name, and was killed in the car during a race with the Blackbird. Meanwhile, fashion model Reina Akikawa joins the rivalry between Akio and Tatsuya with her modified Nissan Skyline GT-R R32.
The 2008–2010 Japan Window
386 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Wangan Midnight: The Movie sits at position #306.
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The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Wangan Midnight: The Movie premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,863 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (16th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.9 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,492 of 1,714 (top 87%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Geneon Universal Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 40m |
| Release Date | September 12, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1504504 |