Japan Synopsis
妖猫传
“Love. Death. Revenge.”
During the Late Tang Dynasty, a manor is invaded by a demon cat and a sense of unrest befalls the capital of Changan. A poet is charged with investigating the case and meets up with a monk. The two work together and pull apart the thread of clues to reveal a history of truths leading to the events.
The 2016–2018 Japan Window
602 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Legend of the Demon Cat sits at position #502.
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★ 9.1 · 2017
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★ 9.0 · 2018
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★ 8.8 · 2016
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★ 8.7 · 2016
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★ 8.6 · 2018
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★ 8.6 · 2016
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★ 8.6 · 2018
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★ 8.6 · 2016
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Legend of the Demon Cat. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
2 sharedThe Secret World of Arrietty
★ 7.6 · Japan
2 sharedMary and The Witch's Flower
★ 7.1 · Japan
2 sharedNight on the Galactic Railroad
★ 7.2 · Japan
2 sharedPrincess Yang Kwei Fei
★ 7.0 · Hong Kong
2 sharedIf Cats Disappeared from the World
★ 6.8 · Japan
2 sharedThe Travelling Cat Chronicles
★ 7.0 · Japan
Other Titles From New Classics Media
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Legend of the Demon Cat premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,573 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (22nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.7 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,575 of 1,933 (top 81%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, China |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, Japanese |
| Production Companies | New Classics Media, 21 Century Shengkai Film, JCE Movies, KADOKAWA |
| Runtime | 2h 9m |
| Release Date | December 22, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt6157626 |