Japan Synopsis
高橋留美子劇場 人魚の森
“Are some prizes worth the price?”
There is a legend in Japan that if one eats the flesh of a mermaid, one will become immortal. This anime recounts the story of Yuhta and Mana, an immortal boy and girl, and their experiences with a family struggling to achieve immortality at any cost.
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Animation + Horror in Japan
61 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Mermaid Forest itself).
The 1990–1992 Japan Window
Mermaid Forest holds position #67 of 107 Japan films in the 1990–1992 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Mermaid Forest premiered alongside 36 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 36 other Japan films in 1991.
The 856th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
12 audience reviews — more than 16% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 16th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,390 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (26th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,099 of 2,532 (top 83%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Victor Entertainment, OB Planning, Dragon Production, J.C.STAFF, Sendai Animation |
| Runtime | 55m |
| Release Date | August 16, 1991 |
| IMDb | tt0102438 |