Japan Synopsis
ねこぢる草
The surreal black comedy follows Nyatta, an anthropomorphic kitten, on his travel to the land of the dead and back in an effort to save his sister's soul.
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Fantasy + Animation in Japan
1095 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Fantasy and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Cat Soup itself).
The 2000–2002 Japan Window
Cat Soup holds position #89 of 226 Japan films in the 2000–2002 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Cat Soup premiered alongside 79 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 79 other Japan films in 2001.
The 1326th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
125 audience reviews — more than 80% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (80th percentile) outruns trending popularity (55th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,118 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (54th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Fantasy productions specifically: #774 of 1,274 (top 61%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Sony PCL, IMAGICA, J.C.STAFF |
| Runtime | 34m |
| Release Date | February 21, 2001 |
| IMDb | tt0385586 |