Waru
2006 1h 24m movie Film Japan

Waru

Synopsis

A former gangster gets released from prison and goes to work for a group of people. The leader of this group becomes his mentor and the fight to combat criminals and for world peace. The whole resulting in the wanted and are chased of all families mob in Japan. They may however be a little unexpected help from the police.

The 2005–2007 Japan Window

364 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Waru sits at position #352.

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The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Waru premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

4.8
TMDB Rating
12
Audience Reviews
Polarizing
Critical Tier

Ranked #4,477 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (2nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -2.1 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Crime productions specifically: #398 of 402 (top 99%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Runtime 1h 24m
Release Date February 25, 2006
IMDb tt0493465

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