Japan Synopsis
星を追う子ども
“A journey to say goodbye.”
The film centers on Asuna, a young girl who spends her solitary days listening to the mysterious music emanating from the crystal radio she received from her late father as a memento. One day while walking home she is attacked by a fearsome monster and saved mysterious boy named Shun. However, Shun disappears and Asuna embarks on a journey of adventure to the land of Agartha with her teacher Mr. Morisaki to meet a Shun again. Through her journey she comes to know the cruelty and beauty of the world, as well as loss.
Audience Engagement
631 audience reviews — more than 95% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 84th percentile among Japan films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Children Who Chase Lost Voices. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From CoMix Wave Films
Animation + Adventure in Japan
1018 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Children Who Chase Lost Voices itself).
The 2010–2012 Japan Window
Children Who Chase Lost Voices holds position #162 of 441 Japan films in the 2010–2012 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Children Who Chase Lost Voices premiered alongside 138 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 138 other Japan films in 2011.
The 2465th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Children Who Chase Lost Voices, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- rescue mission · 5
- life and death · 5
- spirit · 20
- anime · 711
- adult animation · 101
- supernatural · 89
- female protagonist · 33
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,722 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (62nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,250 of 2,532 (top 49%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | CoMix Wave Films, Media Factory |
| Runtime | 1h 56m |
| Release Date | May 7, 2011 |
| IMDb | tt1839494 |