2002 10m movie Film Japan

Professor Dan Petory's Blues

ダン・ペトリ一教授の憂鬱

Synopsis

ダン・ペトリ一教授の憂鬱

A musical number starring a hand puppet named Junior. The puppet is controlled by the drunken Professor Dan Petory who explains in puppetry the answers to such questions as why the Earth is blue and why UFOs fly in a zig-zag pattern.

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Films and series that share thematic tags with Professor Dan Petory's Blues. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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The 2001–2003 Japan Window

In the crowded 2001-2003 Japan release window, Professor Dan Petory's Blues sits at #217 of 247. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger
    #1

    Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger

    ★ 9.2 · 2003
  2. Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger
    #2

    Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger

    ★ 9.0 · 2002
  3. My Family
    #3

    My Family

    ★ 9.0 · 2002
  4. The Great White Tower
    #4

    The Great White Tower

    ★ 8.9 · 2003
  5. Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger
    #5

    Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger

    ★ 8.9 · 2001
  6. Shaman King
    #6

    Shaman King

    ★ 8.6 · 2001
  7. Digimon Tamers
    #7

    Digimon Tamers

    ★ 8.6 · 2001
  8. Go Heat Man!
    #8

    Go Heat Man!

    ★ 8.6 · 2001

The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Professor Dan Petory's Blues premiered alongside 81 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 81 other Japan films in 2002.

The 1409th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

12
Reviews
16th
Review-volume percentile
1st
Popularity percentile

12 audience reviews — more than 16% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 1th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

5.6
TMDB Rating
12
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #4,186 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (9th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,418 of 2,532 (top 95%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesSTUDIO4℃
Runtime10m
Release DateMarch 2, 2002
IMDbtt3914790
Official Sitewww.grasshoppa.jp

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