Japan Synopsis
DAICONⅣ オープニングアニメ
A girl is visited by two men from a space ship. They give her water she needs for her daicon (radish). On her journey to deliver the water, she crosses paths with iconic characters from comic books, live-action films, literature and animation.
Other Titles From GAINAX
Animation + Action in Japan
1178 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding DAICON IV Opening Animation itself).
The 1982–1984 Japan Window
DAICON IV Opening Animation holds position #14 of 57 Japan films in the 1982–1984 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
#1Space Cobra
★ 8.3 · 1982
#2Super Dimension Fortress Macross
★ 8.1 · 1982
#3Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
★ 7.9 · 1984
#4The Transformers
★ 7.9 · 1984
#5Captain Tsubasa
★ 7.8 · 1983
#6Kinnikuman
★ 7.8 · 1983
#7Voltron: Defender of the Universe
★ 7.6 · 1984
#8Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space
★ 7.6 · 1982
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when DAICON IV Opening Animation premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other Japan films in 1983.
The 604th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
24 audience reviews — more than 42% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 10th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,474 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (68th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,095 of 2,532 (top 43%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | GAINAX, Daicon Film |
| Runtime | 6m |
| Release Date | August 20, 1983 |
| IMDb | tt2121749 |