Japan Synopsis
ＸＸ 美しき獲物
This Japanese thriller finds a beautiful policewoman becoming entangled in Japan's S&M underground while investigating a gruesome murder. Soon, her investigation has led her to a seductive sadist and his equally appealing masochist victim. Falling prey to her suspects' powerful allure, she struggles to extricate herself from an increasingly torrid affair to solve the mystery she set out to investigate.
The 1995–1997 Japan Window
142 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. XX: Beautiful Prey sits at position #118.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when XX: Beautiful Prey premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,777 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (18th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Thriller productions specifically: #220 of 324 (top 68%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Runtime | 1h 40m |
| Release Date | May 17, 1996 |
| IMDb | tt0229059 |