Japan Synopsis
“Unleash a new reality”
Led by a strange dream, scientist Aki Ross struggles to collect the eight spirits in the hope of creating a force powerful enough to protect the planet. With the aid of the Deep Eyes Squadron and her mentor, Dr. Sid, Aki must save the Earth from its darkest hate and unleash the spirits within.
Audience Engagement
1,349 audience reviews — more than 98% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (98th percentile) outruns trending popularity (77th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Adventure + Action in Japan
1030 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Adventure and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within itself).
The 2000–2002 Japan Window
In the crowded 2000-2002 Japan release window, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within sits at #169 of 226. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within premiered alongside 79 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 46m runtime, production spent $1.3M per minute on screen and earned $803K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 79 other Japan films in 2001.
The 1351st 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 Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- fictional war · 5
- battle assignment · 2
- female scientist · 2
- downfall · 1
- soul transference · 1
- motion capture · 1
- alien creature · 1
- 2060s · 1
- soldier · 29
- military · 23
- scientist · 20
- space travel · 8
- adult animation · 101
- based on video game · 90
- alien · 51
- dystopia · 45
- post-apocalyptic future · 44
- future · 43
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,563 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (22nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.7 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Adventure productions specifically: #1,072 of 1,216 (top 88%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Chris Lee Productions, Square Pictures, Square USA, Columbia Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 46m |
| Release Date | July 2, 2001 |
| IMDb | tt0173840 |