Japan Synopsis
人魚
A dreamy boy in a distant country saves a fish beached on the shore. When he lets it loose in a pool of water, the fish turns into a beautiful mermaid.
Other Titles From Mushi Production
Animation + Fantasy in Japan
1095 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Mermaid itself).
The 1963–1965 Japan Window
In the crowded 1963-1965 Japan release window, Mermaid sits at #53 of 61. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1960s in Japan, 202 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Mermaid premiered alongside 23 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 23 other Japan films in 1964.
The 200th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
11 audience reviews — more than 11% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 1th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Mermaid, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- social commentary · 5
- individuality · 1
- secret love · 8
- mermaid · 7
- short film · 63
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,973 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (13th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.0 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,331 of 2,532 (top 92%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Xx |
| Production Companies | Mushi Production |
| Runtime | 8m |
| Release Date | September 21, 1964 |
| IMDb | tt0058342 |