Japan Synopsis
“Rainbow Brite lights up the screen in her first big movie.”
Rainbow Brite, and her magical horse Starlite, must stop an evil princess and her underlings from taking over the planet Spectra. When they meet Orin, the wise Sprite tries to make the two children get along and work together to stop the evil Princess. Orin tells them that they can only destroy her by combining their own powers against her. Getting in the way of their mission is the sinister Murky Dismal and his bumbling assistant Lurky who, as usual, are lavishing in the new gloom created by the darkening of Spectra, as well as trying to steal Rainbow's magical color belt.
The 1984–1986 Japan Window
91 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer sits at position #78.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,158 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: #2,404 of 2,532 (top 95%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Hallmark Properties, DiC Entertainment, Toei Animation, Warner Bros. Animation |
| Runtime | 1h 25m |
| Release Date | November 15, 1985 |
| IMDb | tt0089877 |