Friends: Naki on Monster Island
2011 1h 27m movie Film Japan

Friends: Naki on Monster Island

friends もののけ島のナキ

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.

The 2010–2012 Japan Window

441 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Friends: Naki on Monster Island sits at position #170.

  1. Cobra the Animation
    #1

    Cobra the Animation

    ★ 9.4 · 2010

  2. Solitary Gourmet
    #2

    Solitary Gourmet

    ★ 9.0 · 2012

  3. Carnival Phantasm
    #3

    Carnival Phantasm

    ★ 8.9 · 2011

  4. Mother
    #4

    Mother

    ★ 8.7 · 2010

  5. High School D×D
    #5

    High School D×D

    ★ 8.6 · 2012

  6. Hunter x Hunter
    #6

    Hunter x Hunter

    ★ 8.6 · 2011

  7. Kamisama Kiss
    #7

    Kamisama Kiss

    ★ 8.6 · 2012

  8. Maid Sama!
    #8

    Maid Sama!

    ★ 8.6 · 2010

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The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Friends: Naki on Monster Island premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$1.5M
Budget
$378K
Revenue
Net Profit
0.3×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 27m runtime, production spent $17K per minute on screen and earned $4K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

7.2
TMDB Rating
25
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

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

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