Japan Legend of the Demon Cat is a Japan–China co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
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.
Japan × China Co-Production
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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
Drama + Fantasy in Japan
345 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Legend of the Demon Cat itself).
The 2016–2018 Japan Window
In the crowded 2016-2018 Japan release window, Legend of the Demon Cat sits at #502 of 602. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
#1The Relative Worlds
★ 9.1 · 2017
#2Sonic Mania Adventures
★ 9.0 · 2018
#3My Korean Teacher
★ 8.8 · 2016
#4My Hero Academia
★ 8.7 · 2016
#5DARLING in the FRANXX
★ 8.6 · 2018
#6KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!
★ 8.6 · 2016
#7Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
★ 8.6 · 2018
#8Mob Psycho 100
★ 8.6 · 2016
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Legend of the Demon Cat premiered alongside 193 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 193 other Japan films in 2017.
The 3662nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
77 audience reviews — more than 72% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (72th percentile) outruns trending popularity (55th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Legend of the Demon Cat, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- black cat · 4
- 8th century · 3
- cat · 21
- emperor · 16
- tang dynasty · 9
- concubine · 8
- poet · 6
- based on novel or book · 288
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 |