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.
The 2000–2002 Japan Window
226 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within sits at position #169.
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.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 46m runtime, production spent $1.3M per minute on screen and earned $803K per minute back.
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 |