Japan Synopsis
チェブラーシカ
The film based on the book by Eduard Uspensky "Crocodile Gena and his friends". Crocodile Gena works in a zoo – a crocodile. Every evening he returns home to his lonely apartment. Finally he tired of playing with himself in chess, and Gene decides to make friends. On the ads pasted around the city, responding animals and people. First comes a girl with a homeless puppy Gal, followed by the Cheburashka…
The 2009–2011 Japan Window
400 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Cheburashka sits at position #264.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Cheburashka premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 20m runtime, production spent $75K per minute on screen and earned $675 per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,202 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (30th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Family productions specifically: #179 of 229 (top 78%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, Russia, South Korea |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Cheburashka Movie Partners, Frontier Works, TOHO, Shogakukan, TV Tokyo Broadband Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 20m |
| Release Date | December 18, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1535430 |
| Official Site | www.toho.co.jp |