Japan Synopsis
friends もののけ島のナキ
Offshore, shrouded in fog, there is a mysterious island that is said to be the home of a family of monsters. It is strictly forbidden to approach it. But one day a human child, Mushroom, it loses and coming face to face with the mysterious creatures that live there. The arrival of Mushroom, makes panic on the island because the monsters are actually terrified of living humans.
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Animation + Comedy in Japan
973 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Friends: Naki on Monster Island itself).
The 2010–2012 Japan Window
Friends: Naki on Monster Island holds position #170 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 Friends: Naki on Monster Island premiered alongside 138 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 27m runtime, production spent $17K per minute on screen and earned $4K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 138 other Japan films in 2011.
The 2539th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
25 audience reviews — more than 44% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 40th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,828 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (60th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,315 of 2,532 (top 52%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO, Shirogumi, Robot Communications |
| Runtime | 1h 27m |
| Release Date | December 17, 2011 |
| IMDb | tt1793224 |