China Synopsis
Luna is a vibrant young Chinese-American girl who dreams of becoming an astronaut. From the day she witnesses a rocket launching into space on TV, Luna is driven to reach for the stars. In the big city, Luna lives with her loving father Chu, who supports her with a humble shoe repair business he runs out of his garage. As Luna grows up, she enters college, facing adversity of all kinds in pursuit of her dreams.
Family + Animation in China
33 China titles in our catalog blend the Family and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding One Small Step itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with One Small Step. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2017–2019 China Window
One Small Step holds position #49 of 248 China films in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when One Small Step premiered alongside 76 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 76 other China films in 2018.
The 593rd China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
129 audience reviews — more than 80% of China films in our index.
Review volume (80th percentile) outruns trending popularity (39th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on One Small Step, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- fatherhood · 2
- father daughter relationship · 29
- dream · 18
- adolescence · 8
- growing up · 8
- astronaut · 8
- cartoon · 6
- short film · 63
- space · 32
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #152 of 946 China films indexed here (84th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Family productions specifically: #14 of 70 (top 20%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, United States of America |
| Original Language | Xx |
| Production Companies | Taiko Studios |
| Runtime | 8m |
| Release Date | June 25, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt8783042 |
| Official Site | www.taikostudios.com |