Hong Kong Astro Boy is a Hong Kong–Japan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
“Have a blast.”
Set in the futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy (Atom) is a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he had lost. Unable to fulfill his creator's expectations, Astro embarks on a journey in search of acceptance, experiencing betrayal and a netherworld of robot gladiators, before returning to save Metro City and reconcile with the father who rejected him.
Audience Engagement
1,388 audience reviews — more than 97% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 94th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Hong Kong × Japan Co-Production
Other Hong Kong×Japan titles
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Astro Boy. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
2 sharedKnights of the Zodiac
★ 6.6 · Japan
2 sharedShin Kamen Rider
★ 7.0 · Japan
2 sharedDemon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
★ 8.3 · Japan
2 sharedReal Steel
★ 7.0 · India
2 sharedMy Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission
★ 7.6 · Japan
2 sharedNausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
★ 7.9 · Japan
Other Titles From Summit Entertainment
The 2008–2010 Hong Kong Window
Astro Boy holds position #20 of 55 Hong Kong films in the 2008–2010 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Hong Kong, 146 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Astro Boy premiered alongside 17 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 34m runtime, production spent $106K per minute on screen and earned $208K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other Hong Kong films in 2009.
The 644th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Astro Boy, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- osamu tezuka · 1
- astro boy · 1
- hero · 25
- based on manga · 297
- superhero · 80
- family · 74
- robot · 45
- future · 43
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #405 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (52nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Animation productions specifically: #5 of 12 (top 42%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Summit Entertainment, Imagi Animation Studios, Tezuka Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 34m |
| Release Date | October 15, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt0375568 |
| Official Site | www.astroboy-themovie.com |