Japan Synopsis
世界から猫が消えたなら
A postman learns that he doesn't have much time left to live due to a terminal illness. A devil then appears in front of him and offers to extend his life if he picks something in the world that will disappear. The man thinks about his relationships with ex-friends, ex-lovers, relatives and colleagues who will be sincerely sad when he dies.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with If Cats Disappeared from the World. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From TOHO
Drama + Fantasy in Japan
345 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding If Cats Disappeared from the World itself).
The 2015–2017 Japan Window
If Cats Disappeared from the World holds position #353 of 588 Japan films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 213 titles released, including If Cats Disappeared from the World. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (1769 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 212 other Japan films in 2016.
The 3341st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
58 audience reviews — more than 67% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (67th percentile) outruns trending popularity (38th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,536 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,116 of 1,933 (top 58%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO |
| Runtime | 1h 43m |
| Release Date | May 14, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt4042994 |
| Official Site | www.sekaneko.com |