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Rank
Position in the Top 98, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.
Audience size
Estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.
Country share
Share of the global audience that is active in Japan. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.
Avg age
Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Japan, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.
Female share
Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Japan. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.
Ranking
| Rank | Audience | Audience size | Country share | Avg age | Female share | Subtype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 |  Fictional film |
2.2M | 3.0% | 31.6 | 48.1% | Movie genre |
| 27 |  Cinema of Japan |
2M | 48.5% | 31.5 | 49.1% | Movie genre |
| 28 |  Cinema of India |
1.5M | 1.9% | 29.2 | 56.7% | Movie genre |
| 29 |  family films |
1.3M | 11.4% | 27.4 | 74.4% | Movie genre |
| 30 |  Jidaigeki |
1000k | 86.4% | 46.5 | 50.0% | Movie genre |
| 31 |  Black comedy |
931k | 2.0% | 34.2 | 52.4% | Movie genre |
| 32 |  Tamil cinema |
896k | 2.3% | 29.0 | 54.2% | Movie genre |
| 33 |  Cinema of Bangladesh |
851k | 6.4% | 31.1 | 64.6% | Movie genre |
| 34 |  Epic film |
730k | 2.6% | 36.1 | 36.3% | Movie genre |
| 35 |  Medical drama |
716k | 3.0% | 42.9 | 63.0% | Movie genre |
| 36 |  Crime film |
708k | 1.5% | 34.0 | 38.2% | Movie genre |
| 37 |  Zombie |
563k | 3.2% | 32.0 | 26.2% | Movie genre |
| 38 |  Sketch comedy |
535k | 0.8% | 33.8 | 47.3% | Movie genre |
| 39 |  Political drama |
508k | 3.0% | 35.7 | 76.2% | Movie genre |
| 40 |  Nature documentary |
506k | 11.4% | 30.3 | 54.4% | Movie genre |
| 41 |  Martial arts film |
503k | 3.2% | 32.7 | 47.1% | Movie genre |
| 42 |  Cinema of Hong Kong |
481k | 12.4% | 34.5 | 49.0% | Movie genre |
| 43 |  Mystery film |
467k | 3.0% | 36.6 | 45.6% | Movie genre |
| 44 |  Buddy film |
463k | 2.0% | 29.4 | 57.1% | Movie genre |
| 45 |  Silent film |
408k | 1.8% | 33.3 | 52.1% | Movie genre |
| 46 |  Cinema of Italy |
380k | 5.0% | 27.8 | 60.0% | Movie genre |
| 47 |  Slasher film |
347k | 6.0% | 36.5 | 45.5% | Movie genre |
| 48 |  Disaster film |
344k | 4.6% | 30.8 | 37.8% | Movie genre |
| 49 |  Survival film |
330k | 2.8% | 33.8 | 58.0% | Movie genre |
| 50 |  Cinema of China |
322k | 17.8% | 35.2 | 57.4% | Movie genre |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 98 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each movie genre by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest movie genre in Japan?
Animated movies currently leads with an estimated audience of 27M people in Japan.