Princess Arete
2001 1h 44m movie Film Japan

Princess Arete

アリーテ姫

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.

  1. Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger
    #1

    Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger

    ★ 9.0 · 2002
  2. My Family
    #2

    My Family

    ★ 9.0 · 2002
  3. Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger
    #3

    Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger

    ★ 8.9 · 2001
  4. InuYasha
    #4

    InuYasha

    ★ 8.6 · 2000
  5. Fighting Spirit
    #5

    Fighting Spirit

    ★ 8.6 · 2000
  6. Shaman King
    #6

    Shaman King

    ★ 8.6 · 2001
  7. Digimon Tamers
    #7

    Digimon Tamers

    ★ 8.6 · 2001
  8. Leave it to Kero!
    #8

    Leave it to Kero!

    ★ 8.6 · 2000

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.

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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
Reviews
55th
Review-volume percentile
23rd
Popularity percentile

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.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • medieval · 5
  • abduction · 3
  • socerer · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • princess · 22
  • treasure · 8
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • anime · 711
  • based on novel or book · 288

Reception Benchmarks

7.0
TMDB Rating
35
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

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 CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesShogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Beyond C., dentsu, IMAGICA, Omega Project
Runtime1h 44m
Release DateAugust 1, 2001
IMDbtt0306474
Official Sitewww.arete.jp

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