Japan Synopsis
ガッチャマン
By the year 2050 AD, a mysterious organization called Galactor has occupied half of the Earth and threatens to exterminate the human race. Around the same time, the International Science Organization had uncovered mysterious stones that bear unusual powers. It is said that one person out of approximately eight million is able to harness the power of the stones; they are known as a "Receptor". Dr. Kozaburo Nambu gathers a team of these five lucky Receptors together. Known as the "Gatchaman" team, it is their mission to defeat Galactor.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Gatchaman. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
3 sharedSailor Moon R: The Movie
★ 7.9 · Japan
3 sharedKamen Rider: The First
★ 6.6 · Japan
3 sharedNinpuu Sentai Hurricaneger vs. Gaoranger
★ 7.3 · Japan
3 sharedKamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Wars
★ 6.0 · Japan
3 sharedNinpuu Sentai Hurricaneger: 10 YEARS AFTER
★ 5.5 · Japan
2 sharedMy Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission
★ 7.6 · Japan
Other Titles From Nikkatsu Corporation
Action + Adventure in Japan
1030 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Gatchaman itself).
The 2012–2014 Japan Window
In the crowded 2012-2014 Japan release window, Gatchaman sits at #488 of 530. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Gatchaman premiered alongside 177 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 177 other Japan films in 2013.
The 2821st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
18 audience reviews — more than 32% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 42th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Gatchaman, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- super villain · 5
- villainess · 3
- alien invasion · 24
- superhero team · 19
- japan · 454
- japan · 454
- superhero · 80
- tokyo · 78
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,169 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (9th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,600 of 1,714 (top 93%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Nikkatsu Corporation |
| Runtime | 1h 53m |
| Release Date | August 24, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt2451110 |
| Official Site | gatchaman-movie.jp |