Mirai
2018 1h 38m movie Film Japan

Mirai

未来のミライ

“I have met the future.”

Synopsis

未来のミライ

“I have met the future.”

Unhappy after his new baby sister displaces him, four-year-old Kun begins meeting people and pets from his family's history in their unique house in order to help him become the big brother he was meant to be.

Audience Engagement

702
Reviews
95th
Review-volume percentile
81st
Popularity percentile

702 audience reviews — more than 95% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 81th percentile among Japan films.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Mirai. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Animation + Family in Japan

177 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Family genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Mirai itself).

Other Titles From Studio Chizu

The 2017–2019 Japan Window

Mirai holds position #264 of 569 Japan films in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. The Relative Worlds
    #1

    The Relative Worlds

    ★ 9.1 · 2017
  2. Sonic Mania Adventures
    #2

    Sonic Mania Adventures

    ★ 9.0 · 2018
  3. Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D
    #3

    Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D

    ★ 8.9 · 2019
  4. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
    #4

    Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

    ★ 8.7 · 2019
  5. DARLING in the FRANXX
    #5

    DARLING in the FRANXX

    ★ 8.6 · 2018
  6. Dr. STONE
    #6

    Dr. STONE

    ★ 8.6 · 2019
  7. The Rising of the Shield Hero
    #7

    The Rising of the Shield Hero

    ★ 8.6 · 2019
  8. Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
    #8

    Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

    ★ 8.6 · 2018

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Mirai premiered alongside 194 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 194 other Japan films in 2018.

The 3767th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Mirai, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • railway station · 3
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • anime · 711
  • adult animation · 101
  • time travel · 70
  • family relationships · 57
  • train · 35

Reception Benchmarks

7.2
TMDB Rating
702
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,721 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (62nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,249 of 2,532 (top 49%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesStudio Chizu, D.N. Dream Partners, NTT Docomo, Nippon Television Network Corporation, KADOKAWA
Runtime1h 38m
Release DateJune 16, 2018
IMDbtt6900448