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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 | FFictional film | 2.2M | 3.0% | 31.6 | 48.1% | Movie genre |
| 27 | CCinema of Japan | 2M | 48.5% | 31.5 | 49.1% | Movie genre |
| 28 | CCinema of India | 1.5M | 1.9% | 29.2 | 56.7% | Movie genre |
| 29 | Ffamily films | 1.3M | 11.4% | 27.4 | 74.4% | Movie genre |
| 30 | JJidaigeki | 1000k | 86.4% | 46.5 | 50.0% | Movie genre |
| 31 | BBlack comedy | 931k | 2.0% | 34.2 | 52.4% | Movie genre |
| 32 | TTamil cinema | 896k | 2.3% | 29.0 | 54.2% | Movie genre |
| 33 | CCinema of Bangladesh | 851k | 6.4% | 31.1 | 64.6% | Movie genre |
| 34 | EEpic film | 730k | 2.6% | 36.1 | 36.3% | Movie genre |
| 35 | MMedical drama | 716k | 3.0% | 42.9 | 63.0% | Movie genre |
| 36 | CCrime film | 708k | 1.5% | 34.0 | 38.2% | Movie genre |
| 37 | ZZombie | 563k | 3.2% | 32.0 | 26.2% | Movie genre |
| 38 | SSketch comedy | 535k | 0.8% | 33.8 | 47.3% | Movie genre |
| 39 | PPolitical drama | 508k | 3.0% | 35.7 | 76.2% | Movie genre |
| 40 | NNature documentary | 506k | 11.4% | 30.3 | 54.4% | Movie genre |
| 41 | MMartial arts film | 503k | 3.2% | 32.7 | 47.1% | Movie genre |
| 42 | CCinema of Hong Kong | 481k | 12.4% | 34.5 | 49.0% | Movie genre |
| 43 | MMystery film | 467k | 3.0% | 36.6 | 45.6% | Movie genre |
| 44 | BBuddy film | 463k | 2.0% | 29.4 | 57.1% | Movie genre |
| 45 | SSilent film | 408k | 1.8% | 33.3 | 52.1% | Movie genre |
| 46 | CCinema of Italy | 380k | 5.0% | 27.8 | 60.0% | Movie genre |
| 47 | SSlasher film | 347k | 6.0% | 36.5 | 45.5% | Movie genre |
| 48 | DDisaster film | 344k | 4.6% | 30.8 | 37.8% | Movie genre |
| 49 | SSurvival film | 330k | 2.8% | 33.8 | 58.0% | Movie genre |
| 50 | CCinema 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.