Japan Synopsis
アリーテ姫
Imprisoned by a sorcerer who fears she will rob him of eternal life, guileless young Princess Arete befriends a villager who helps her plan an escape.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Princess Arete. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions
Adventure + Animation in Japan
1018 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Adventure and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Princess Arete itself).
The 2000–2002 Japan Window
Princess Arete holds position #95 of 226 Japan films in the 2000–2002 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 Princess Arete premiered alongside 79 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 79 other Japan films in 2001.
The 1359th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
35 audience reviews — more than 55% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (55th percentile) outruns trending popularity (23th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Princess Arete, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- medieval · 5
- abduction · 3
- socerer · 1
- princess · 22
- treasure · 8
- anime · 711
- based on novel or book · 288
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,178 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (52nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Adventure productions specifically: #745 of 1,216 (top 61%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Beyond C., dentsu, IMAGICA, Omega Project |
| Runtime | 1h 44m |
| Release Date | August 1, 2001 |
| IMDb | tt0306474 |
| Official Site | www.arete.jp |