Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
1999 1h 21m movie Film Japan

Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie

劇場版カードキャプターさくら

Synopsis

劇場版カードキャプターさくら

Sakura Kinomoto, a Card Captor, wins a game of chance and is awarded a trip to Hong Kong, along with her best friend Tomoyo and her rival, Syaoran Li. It turns out that the ancient rival of Clow Reed, the creator of the mysterious and powerful Clow Cards, summoned them, and she's out for revenge. A battle ensues, and secrets are revealed about Clow Reed's shady past and Sakura's connection to him.

The 1998–2000 Japan Window

187 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie sits at position #36.

  1. Hunter × Hunter Pilot
    #1

    Hunter × Hunter Pilot

    ★ 9.0 · 1998

  2. One Piece
    #2

    One Piece

    ★ 8.7 · 1999

  3. InuYasha
    #3

    InuYasha

    ★ 8.6 · 2000

  4. Fighting Spirit
    #4

    Fighting Spirit

    ★ 8.6 · 2000

  5. Cardcaptor Sakura
    #5

    Cardcaptor Sakura

    ★ 8.6 · 1998

  6. Zoids: Chaotic Century
    #6

    Zoids: Chaotic Century

    ★ 8.6 · 1999

  7. Leave it to Kero!
    #7

    Leave it to Kero!

    ★ 8.6 · 2000

  8. Cowboy Bebop
    #8

    Cowboy Bebop

    ★ 8.5 · 1998

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 1990s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.7
TMDB Rating
132
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #920 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (80th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.8 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Fantasy productions specifically: #410 of 1,274 (top 32%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Shelty, Bandai Visual, NHK Enterprises, NHK, Madhouse
Runtime 1h 21m
Release Date August 21, 1999
IMDb tt0301082
Official Site www.madhouse.co.jp

Themes & Motifs

  • dream
  • magic
  • surrealism
  • based on manga
  • clamp
  • shoujo
  • anime
  • magical girl

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