9 Souls
Seen it?2003 | 120 min | Crime, Comedy, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Best for crime fans and anyone looking to switch off and smile. Plenty of moral grey areas to chew on. Fans of Blindspotting should feel right at home.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you like your heroes clean-cut.
After discovering a hole in their crowded cell, nine prisoners escape their confinement to track down the key of the universe, which a fellow prisoner known as the Counterfeit King said he had hidden.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Toshiaki Toyoda
- Yoshio HaradaTorakichi Hasegawa
- Ryuhei MatsudaMichiru Kaneko
- Junior ChiharaKazuma Kuruma
- OnimaruShishido
- Itsuji ItaoFujio Kamei
- Kiyohiko ShibukawaSaruwatari
- Mame YamadaHidemi Shiratori
- Takuji SuzukiShinichi
- Ōmiya IchiIchiro Ushiyama
- Eita NagayamaNoboru Kaneko