Japan Synopsis
ルドルフとイッパイアッテナ
Rudolf, a black stray cat, is suddenly separated from his beloved master. He unexpectedly wakes up in a long-distance truck that takes him to metropolis Tokyo. There, he meets Ippai-attena, a big boss cat feared by everyone in town. Unable to return home, Rudolf starts a life as a stray with Ippai-attena, but Ippai-attena isn't all that he seems to be.
Comedy + Animation in Japan
973 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Rudolf the Black Cat itself).
The 2015–2017 Japan Window
Rudolf the Black Cat holds position #378 of 588 Japan films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 213 titles released, including Rudolf the Black Cat. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (1769 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 212 other Japan films in 2016.
The 3395th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
42 audience reviews — more than 60% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (60th percentile) outruns trending popularity (39th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,765 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (40th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #931 of 1,411 (top 66%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Sprite Animation Studios, OLM |
| Runtime | 1h 29m |
| Release Date | August 6, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt5912052 |