Top 50 Thrillers in Japan
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest thrillers in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 56 thrillers tracked in Japan, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Tattoo (2002 film), Savages (2012 film) and Inception lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1,157,060 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 78,632, and the largest, Tattoo (2002 film), reaches around 536,541 people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each thriller, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Japan and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tattoo (2002 film) |
536,541 | 3.0% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  Savages (2012 film) |
339,102 | 9.7% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 3 |  Inception |
281,417 | 1.7% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 4 |  Fight Club |
271,472 | 1.7% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  WarGames |
230,686 | 6.5% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  Lucy (2014 film) |
202,042 | 2.8% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  Drones (film) |
196,719 | 1.0% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  Saving Private Ryan |
145,105 | 2.1% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  Scarface (1983 film) |
137,816 | 0.9% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  Armageddon (1998 film) |
128,016 | 1.9% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  Inglourious Basterds |
124,837 | 1.0% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  Nerve (2016 film) |
123,078 | 4.3% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  no country for old men |
110,714 | 1.2% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  Argo (2012 film) |
66,166 | 0.1% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  The Silence of the Lambs (film) |
56,262 | 1.9% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  The Village (2004 film) |
55,760 | 0.9% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  Dream House |
54,912 | 5.4% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  I Am Legend (film) |
53,731 | 1.5% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  The Cell |
50,296 | 4.2% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 20 |  The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film) |
46,040 | 0.6% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 21 |  Easy Money |
45,903 | 6.8% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 22 |  U-turn |
43,909 | 5.5% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 23 |  Phone Booth (film) |
41,880 | 4.7% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 24 |  Platoon (film) |
41,735 | 1.2% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  Law Abiding Citizen |
34,199 | 0.9% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 26 |  10 Cloverfield Lane |
33,745 | 1.4% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 27 |  Zero Dark Thirty |
32,078 | 0.8% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 28 |  Seven (1995 film) |
30,840 | 0.2% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 29 |  The Town (2010 film) |
27,148 | 0.3% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 30 |  American Sniper |
26,870 | 0.8% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 31 |  The Guest (film) |
26,717 | 1.6% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  The Skin I Live In |
25,067 | 0.9% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 33 |  The Talented Mr. Ripley |
24,176 | 1.5% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 34 |  perfect getaway |
23,901 | 3.7% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 35 |  Death Proof |
23,595 | 0.8% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 36 |  American Gangster (film) |
21,675 | 0.5% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 37 |  The Happening (2008 film) |
21,632 | 1.0% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  No Good Deed |
21,095 | 0.7% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 39 |  Safe House (2012 film) |
20,732 | 2.0% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 40 |  15 Minutes |
19,893 | 2.1% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 41 |  Antitrust (film) |
19,580 | 3.6% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 42 |  The Hurt Locker |
18,637 | 1.0% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 43 |  Ocean's 12 |
16,810 | 0.8% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 44 |  North by Northwest |
14,856 | 1.1% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 45 |  Death Race (film) |
14,740 | 1.0% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 46 |  The French Connection (film) |
12,337 | 0.5% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 47 |  Eastern Promises |
10,821 | 1.2% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 48 |  The Lincoln Lawyer (film) |
10,702 | 0.3% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 49 |  Sleeping with the Enemy |
8,397 | 0.6% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 50 |  Good Shepherd |
7,237 | 0.4% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each thriller 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 thriller in Japan?
Tattoo (2002 film) currently leads with an estimated audience of 536,541 people in Japan.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.