Japan Synopsis
かがみの孤城
“You don't have to be alone anymore.”
Shy outcast Kokoro has been avoiding school for weeks when she discovers a portal in her bedroom mirror. She reaches through and finds herself transported to an enchanting castle where she is joined by six other students. When a girl in a wolf mask explains that they have been invited to play a game, the teens must work together to uncover the mysterious connection that unites them. However, anyone who breaks the rules will be eaten by a wolf.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Lonely Castle in the Mirror. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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★ 7.8 · Japan
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★ 7.8 · Japan
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★ 7.4 · Japan
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★ 8.1 · Japan
3 sharedMade in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul
★ 7.9 · Japan
3 sharedThe Deer King
★ 6.6 · Japan
Other Titles From Shochiku
Animation + Drama in Japan
730 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Lonely Castle in the Mirror itself).
The 2021–2023 Japan Window
Lonely Castle in the Mirror holds position #252 of 389 Japan films in the 2021–2023 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in Japan, 539 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Lonely Castle in the Mirror premiered alongside 131 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 131 other Japan films in 2022.
The 4491st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
27 audience reviews — more than 47% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity (69th percentile) outruns review volume (47th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Lonely Castle in the Mirror, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- dramatic · 3
- excited · 2
- nervous · 1
- powerful · 1
- survival · 28
- anime · 711
- based on novel or book · 288
- seinen · 36
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,200 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (52nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,506 of 2,532 (top 59%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shochiku, A-1 Pictures, Poplar, Nippon Television Network Corporation |
| Runtime | 1h 56m |
| Release Date | December 23, 2022 |
| IMDb | tt22868842 |
| Official Site | gkids.com |