Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
2002 1h 40m movie Film Japan

Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass

犬夜叉 鏡の中の夢幻城

Synopsis

犬夜叉 鏡の中の夢幻城

With their most formidable foe vanquished, Inuyasha and his comrades begin returning to their everyday lives. But their peace is fleeting as another adversary emerges: Kaguya, the self-proclaimed princess from the Moon of Legend, hatches a plot to plunge the world into an eternal night of the full moon. Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango and Shippou must reunite to confront the new menace.

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Action + Animation in Japan

1178 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass itself).

The 2001–2003 Japan Window

Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass holds position #46 of 247 Japan films in the 2001–2003 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    #1

    Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger

    ★ 9.2 · 2003
  2. Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger
    #2

    Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger

    ★ 9.0 · 2002
  3. My Family
    #3

    My Family

    ★ 9.0 · 2002
  4. The Great White Tower
    #4

    The Great White Tower

    ★ 8.9 · 2003
  5. Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger
    #5

    Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger

    ★ 8.9 · 2001
  6. Shaman King
    #6

    Shaman King

    ★ 8.6 · 2001
  7. Digimon Tamers
    #7

    Digimon Tamers

    ★ 8.6 · 2001
  8. Go Heat Man!
    #8

    Go Heat Man!

    ★ 8.6 · 2001

The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass premiered alongside 81 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 81 other Japan films in 2002.

The 1477th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

135
Reviews
81st
Review-volume percentile
87th
Popularity percentile

135 audience reviews — more than 81% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 87th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

7.7
TMDB Rating
135
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #918 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (80th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.8 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Action productions specifically: #413 of 1,714 (top 24%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesShogakukan Production, Shogakukan, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, SUNRISE, Nippon Television Network Corporation
Runtime1h 40m
Release DateDecember 22, 2002
IMDbtt0366621