Japan Synopsis
This animated short by Miyazaki was created as a music video for the song "On Your Mark" by Japanese duo Chage & Aska. The narrative is non-linear with no dialog and loosely follows the song lyrics and chorus. The video feels like a very compressed version of an epic Miyazaki film. The story follows two police officers in a futuristic setting in their repeated attempts at rescuing a mysterious winged girl.
Other Titles From Studio Ghibli
Animation + Drama in Japan
730 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding On Your Mark itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with On Your Mark. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1994–1996 Japan Window
On Your Mark holds position #46 of 143 Japan films in the 1994–1996 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 On Your Mark premiered alongside 59 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 59 other Japan films in 1995.
The 1019th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
134 audience reviews — more than 80% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 72th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on On Your Mark, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- videoclip · 1
- disappearance · 16
- rescue · 13
- musical · 71
- short film · 63
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,558 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (66th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,149 of 2,532 (top 45%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Studio Ghibli |
| Runtime | 7m |
| Release Date | July 15, 1995 |
| IMDb | tt0114038 |