Japan Synopsis
チリンの鈴
Chirin is an innocent though adventurous young lamb whose carefree life on the farm comes to an abrupt end when a wolf murders his mother. Confused and angry, Chirin pursues the wolf into the mountains, seeking revenge. The laws of nature are brutal, however, and hatred alone won't be enough to avenge the loss of his mother. Only the strong survive in the wild, and obtaining that strength may change Chirin forever.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Ringing Bell. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Sanrio
Animation + Drama in Japan
730 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Ringing Bell itself).
The 1977–1979 Japan Window
Ringing Bell holds position #23 of 52 Japan films in the 1977–1979 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Japan, 197 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ringing Bell premiered alongside 19 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 19 other Japan films in 1978.
The 488th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
27 audience reviews — more than 47% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 34th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Ringing Bell, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- animal lead · 1
- anthropomorphism · 20
- based on novel or book · 288
- revenge · 210
- adult animation · 101
- coming of age · 78
- tragedy · 33
- loss of loved one · 32
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,584 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (44th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,709 of 2,532 (top 67%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Sanrio |
| Runtime | 46m |
| Release Date | March 11, 1978 |
| IMDb | tt0306646 |