Japan Synopsis
“The animated House musical.”
Four talented alien musicians are kidnapped by a record producer who disguises them as humans. Shep, a space pilot in love with bass player Stella, follows them to Earth. Reprogrammed to forget their real identities and renamed The Crescendolls, the group quickly becomes a huge success playing soulless corporate pop. At a concert, Shep manages to free all the musicians except Stella, and the band sets out to rediscover who they really are — and to rescue Stella.
The 2002–2004 Japan Window
263 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Interstella 5555 sits at position #38.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Interstella 5555. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Interstella 5555 premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #775 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (83rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #642 of 2,532 (top 25%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Japan |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Animation, Daft Life |
| Runtime | 1h 6m |
| Release Date | May 28, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0368667 |