Japan 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.
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.
5 sharedCardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card
★ 8.2 · Japan
4 sharedNapping Princess
★ 6.7 · Japan
4 sharedPuella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part II: Eternal
★ 7.6 · Japan
4 sharedPuella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion
★ 7.7 · Japan
3 sharedDemon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
★ 8.3 · Japan
3 sharedWeathering with You
★ 8.0 · Japan
Fantasy + Animation in Japan
1095 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Fantasy and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie itself).
The 1998–2000 Japan Window
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie holds position #36 of 187 Japan films in the 1998–2000 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 Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie premiered alongside 60 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 60 other Japan films in 1999.
The 1223rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
132 audience reviews — more than 80% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 72th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- clamp · 3
- dream · 18
- magical girl · 13
- shoujo · 10
- anime · 711
- based on manga · 297
- magic · 84
- surrealism · 34
Reception Benchmarks
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 |