South Korea Vampire Island is a South Korea–Japan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
彼岸島
Higanjima is an eerie island occupied by vampires, from where none has ever come back alive. When teenager Akira hears that his missing brother has been seen in the island, he decides to investigate with several friends.
South Korea × Japan Co-Production
Other South Korea×Japan titles
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Vampire Island. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2008–2010 South Korea Window
In the crowded 2008-2010 South Korea release window, Vampire Island sits at #112 of 128. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in South Korea, 321 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Vampire Island premiered alongside 36 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 36 other South Korea films in 2009.
The 368th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Audience Engagement
22 audience reviews — more than 45% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 36th percentile among South Korea films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Vampire Island, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- teenage hero · 1
- japan · 454
- gore · 51
- island · 41
- vampire · 36
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,292 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (8th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.4 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Horror productions specifically: #68 of 89 (top 76%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | South Korea, Japan |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Runtime | 2h 2m |
| Release Date | October 9, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1270767 |
| Official Site | wwws.warnerbros.co.jp |