Japan Synopsis
ペンギン・ハイウェイ
“A penguin has appeared in my town.”
A fourth-grader investigates the mysterious reason behind the sudden appearance of penguins in his village, which is somehow related to a power from a young woman working at a dental clinic.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Penguin Highway. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Studio Colorido
Animation + Adventure in Japan
1018 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Penguin Highway itself).
The 2017–2019 Japan Window
Penguin Highway holds position #292 of 569 Japan films in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
#1The Relative Worlds
★ 9.1 · 2017
#2Sonic Mania Adventures
★ 9.0 · 2018
#3Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D
★ 8.9 · 2019
#4Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
★ 8.7 · 2019
#5DARLING in the FRANXX
★ 8.6 · 2018
#6Dr. STONE
★ 8.6 · 2019
#7The Rising of the Shield Hero
★ 8.6 · 2019
#8Rascal 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 Penguin Highway premiered alongside 194 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 194 other Japan films in 2018.
The 3793rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
203 audience reviews — more than 86% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (86th percentile) outruns trending popularity (51th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Penguin Highway, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- penguin · 1
- anime · 711
- based on novel or book · 288
- school · 82
- coming of age · 78
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,922 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (58th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,358 of 2,532 (top 54%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Studio Colorido, KADOKAWA, TOHO, dentsu, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) |
| Runtime | 1h 58m |
| Release Date | August 17, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt8076344 |
| Official Site | penguin-highway.com |