Japan Synopsis
ペイル・コクーン
In the far future when the continuity of the history has been lost, humans live in an ever more deteriorating completely artificial and enclosed world. The sea and the sky have disappeared, and the only window to "living" scenery exists in the records from the past, excavated in the relic.The Bureau of Record Excavation is an organization responsible for this task. Ura works for the 92nd office of the bureau. He is absorbed by the restoration of various records and fascinated by world of the past. Riko keeps a little distance to watch him, but averts her eyes from the records, believing that sometimes people just want things to stay the same.Everyone in this world knows that to know the past means to know the misery of this world, the present reality. But one day, Ura restores a strange video…
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Pale Cocoon. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From STUDIO RIKKA
Animation + Science Fiction in Japan
314 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Pale Cocoon itself).
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
★ 8.3 · 1997
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
★ 8.3 · 2021
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
★ 8.3 · 1993
The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Seiran 2
★ 8.2 · 2019
Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya
★ 8.0 · 2013
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★ 8.0 · 2015
The 2004–2006 Japan Window
Pale Cocoon holds position #228 of 347 Japan films in the 2004–2006 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 Pale Cocoon premiered alongside 116 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 116 other Japan films in 2005.
The 1760th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
57 audience reviews — more than 66% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (66th percentile) outruns trending popularity (20th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,102 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (32nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,975 of 2,532 (top 78%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | STUDIO RIKKA, Directions |
| Runtime | 23m |
| Release Date | October 29, 2005 |
| IMDb | tt1506448 |