Japan Synopsis
パコと魔法の絵本
“Great happiness from a little girl.”
There once was a hospital where patients and even doctors & nurses were all weird. Above all, Onuki, a patient who built up his company all by himself from scratch, is a super cranky old man. One day, he meets up a girl called Paco, who cannot retain memory beyond one day due to a car accident. She is reading the same picture book everyday. Onuki starts bonding with Paco after some incident, and begins to doubt his way of living. He starts wanting to do something for Paco with his remaining life, and comes up with a brilliant idea. This pleases Paco, but their fate is?
Other Titles From TOHO
Comedy + Drama in Japan
462 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Paco and the Magical Book itself).
The 2007–2009 Japan Window
Paco and the Magical Book holds position #169 of 362 Japan films in the 2007–2009 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Paco and the Magical Book premiered alongside 124 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 124 other Japan films in 2008.
The 2106th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
15 audience reviews — more than 25% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 24th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,427 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (47th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #830 of 1,411 (top 59%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO, Amuse Soft Entertainment, Cine Bazar, DesperaDo, Gentosha |
| Runtime | 1h 45m |
| Release Date | September 13, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt1056435 |
| Official Site | www.toho.co.jp |