Japan Synopsis
いばら姫またはねむり姫
On her fifteenth birthday the princess finds a diary written by her mother when she was young. The diary tells of the Queen's secret, early love. The Princess goes into the forest to meet her mother's former lover. When she looks into his eyes, she realizes why her mother had fallen in love…
Animation + Fantasy in Japan
1095 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty itself).
The 1989–1991 Japan Window
Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty holds position #70 of 114 Japan films in the 1989–1991 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty premiered alongside 32 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 32 other Japan films in 1990.
The 823rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
10 audience reviews — more than 6% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 2th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- stop motion · 5
- narration · 3
- based on fairy tale · 2
- puppet animation · 1
- princess · 22
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,232 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (29th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,032 of 2,532 (top 80%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, Czechoslovakia |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Kawamoto Production, Krátký film Praha – Studio Jiřího Trnky |
| Runtime | 22m |
| Release Date | August 10, 1990 |
| IMDb | tt0425120 |